Open AccessChlorhexidine Bathing Strategies for Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: A Summary of Recent Evidence
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Gall,
Anna Long,
Kendall K. Hall
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1549-8425
pISSN - 1549-8417
DOI - 10.1097/pts.0000000000000743
Subject(s) - bathing , chlorhexidine , medicine , carriage , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , drug resistance , cinahl , intensive care medicine , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , dentistry , biology , pathology , bacteria , nursing , psychological intervention , genetics
The aim of the study was to summarize the latest evidence for patient bathing with a 2% to 4% chlorhexidine gluconate solution to reduce multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission and infection.