Pulmonology Medical News about Chlorhexidine

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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
Critical Care Medicine, 05/28/09

Warren DK et al. - Daily chlorhexidine bathing among ICU patients may reduce the acquisition of MRSA and VRE. The approach is simple to implement and inexpensive and may be an important adjunctive intervention to barrier precautions to reduce acquisition of VRE and MRSA and the subsequent development of healthcare-associated BSI.

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Pilot trial to compare tolerance of chlorhexidine gluconate to povidone-iodine antisepsis for central venous catheter placement in neonates
Journal of Perinatology, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 88%

Effectiveness of 0.50% and 0.75% chlorhexidine dentifrices in orthodontic patients: A double-blind and randomized controlled trial
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Impact of 4.0% chlorhexidine cleansing of the umbilical cord on mortality and omphalitis among newborns of Sylhet, Bangladesh: design of a community-based cluster randomized trial
BMC Pediatrics, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Chlorhexidine maternal-vaginal and neonate body wipes in sepsis and vertical transmission of pathogenic bacteria in South Africa: a randomised, controlled trial
The Lancet - Early Online Publication, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Prevention of Bloodstream Infections by Use of Daily Chlorhexidine Baths for Patients at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 87%