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Brief report| Volume 42, ISSUE 5, P571-573, May 2014

Modifying the risk: Once-a-day bathing “at risk” patients in the intensive care unit with chlorhexidine gluconate

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.12.026
Modifying the risk: Once-a-day bathing “at risk” patients in the intensive care unit with chlorhexidine gluconate
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      Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) decreases hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that can cause colonization and infection. A standard approach is the bathing of all patients with CHG to prevent MRSA transmission. To decrease CHG utilization, this study assessed selective daily administration of CHG bathing to intensive care unit patients who had an MRSA-positive result or a central venous catheter. This risk-based approach was associated with a 72% decrease in hospital-acquired MRSA transmission rate.

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      Supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting Program (RFA No. 0706140140), to support laboratory testing and salary of staff assigned to collect data during the 5-year period.

      Conflicts of interest: None to report.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.12.026

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