Understanding chlorhexidine decolonization strategies

Intensive Care Med. 2015 Jul;41(7):1351-4. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-3846-6. Epub 2015 Jun 19.

Authors

Michael J Noto¹, Arthur P Wheeler

Affiliation

¹ Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Ave South, T-1223, MCN, Nashville, TN, 37232-2650, USA, michael.j.noto@vanderbilt.edu.

PMID: 26088910
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3846-6

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents, Local / administration & dosage*
Chlorhexidine / administration & dosage*
Colony Count, Microbial
Critical Illness
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Chlorhexidine