Implementing daily chlorhexidine gluconate treatment for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in non-intensive care settings: A multiple case analysis.

Implementing daily chlorhexidine gluconate treatment for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in non-intensive care settings: A multiple case analysis.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Daily bathing with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) in hospitalized patients reduces healthcare-associated bloodstream infections and colonization by multidrug-resistant organisms. Achieving compliance with bathing protocols is challenging. This non-intensive care unit...

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Main Authors: Jackson S Musuuza, Tonya J Roberts, Ann Schoofs Hundt, Pascale Carayon, Michele L Zimbric, Valeri Schuetz, Mel Reppen, Windy Smith, Kirsten Koffarnus, Roger L Brown, Jason Bowling, Kat Jalali, Nasia Safdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232062

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