The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.

Climo, Michael W

The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial. [electronic resource] - Critical care medicine Jun 2009 - 1858-65 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

1530-0293

10.1097/CCM.0b013e31819ffe6d doi


Anti-Infective Agents, Local--administration & dosage
Baths
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Chlorhexidine--administration & dosage
Enterococcus--drug effects
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal Infections--epidemiology
Vancomycin Resistance