Surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia — what do they have in common? Beyond being ...

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 ...

Director, Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center; Professor, Rush University College of Nursing; Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, ...

Bathing every patient in chlorhexidine gluconate decreases the infection rate and cost of numerous healthcare-associated infections, according to a study presented June 12 at the Association for ...

Daily baths with an ordinary antibacterial cleanser can safely reduce the risk of dangerous bloodstream infections in critically ill children, according to a trial conducted in five pediatric ...

Nashville, Tenn., June 26, 2015--Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable cloths containing 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections ...

Daily baths with an ordinary antibacterial cleanser can safely reduce the risk of dangerous bloodstream infections in critically ill children, according to a trial conducted in five pediatric ...