Abstract
Military personnel in congregate settings are at increased risk for acute gastroenteritis., Personal hygiene (eg, frequent hand washing, hand sanitizers, etc.) remains a central strategy. A skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) prevention trial was conducted among military trainees. Trainees were randomized to 1 of 3 groups with incrementally increasing education- and hygiene-based measures. The principal components were promotion of hand washing in addition to a once-weekly application of a chlorhexidine-based body wash. Herein, we report the trial’s impact on acute gastroenteritis.
Trial registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01105767.
Publication types
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use*
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Chlorhexidine / therapeutic use*
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Gastroenteritis / prevention & control*
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Georgia
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Hand Disinfection / methods*
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Health Promotion / methods
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Humans
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Male
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Military Personnel*
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / prevention & control*
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Soft Tissue Infections / prevention & control*
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Treatment Outcome
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Young Adult
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
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Chlorhexidine
Associated data
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01105767