Central-line associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units before and after implementation of daily antiseptic bathing with chlorhexidine or octenidine: a post-hoc analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Central-line associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units before and after implementation of daily antiseptic bathing with chlorhexidine or octenidine: a post-hoc analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Abstract Backgrounds Antiseptic bathing did not reduce central-line (CL) associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in intensive care units (ICU) according to a recent cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT). However, this analysis did not consider baseline infection rates. Our post-hoc anal...

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Main Authors: Luisa A. Denkel, Frank Schwab, Jörg Clausmeyer, Michael Behnke, Jennifer Golembus, Solvy Wolke, Petra Gastmeier, Christine Geffers, the CLIP-ID study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
CLABSI
Antiseptic bathing
Chlorhexidine gluconate
Octenidine dihydrochloride
Post-hoc before-after analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01260-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01260-w

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