Chlorhexidine baths cut bacteremia in PICU Bathing critically ill pediatric patients in chlorhexidine gluconate daily reduced the incidence of bacteremia by more than 35%. HealthDay News — Bathing ...

Daily Chlorhexidine Baths Reduce MRSA Rates in ICU Intensive care unit patients who were bathed daily with chlorhexidine-based soap experienced fewer incidences of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Daily bathing with chlorhexidine may reduce the risk of bloodstream infections, including central line-associated infections, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital ...

Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! The study involved nearly 75,000 patients in 43 mostly community hospitals in 16 states ...

September 30, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — Using chlorhexidine as a preoperative surgical wash cut the risk for a surgical site infection (SSI) in half, compared with washing with 10% povidone-iodine, ...

Chlorhexidine Gluconate Baths More Effective at Preventing Infection Than Soap and Water A new study from Rhode Island Hospital has found a reduced risk of healthcare-associated infections when using ...

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing has emerged as an important infection control strategy in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Designed to reduce skin colonisation by pathogenic microorganisms ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bathing severely injured intensive-care patients with antiseptic-soaked washcloths can cut their risk of developing certain types of infections, and also seems to help keep ...