Chlorhexidine bathing and Clostridium difficile infection in a surgical intensive care unit

Chlorhexidine bathing and Clostridium difficile infection in a surgical intensive care unit

<strong>Background</strong> Clostridium difficile is the most common causative pathogen for hospital-acquired infections in the intensive care unit. This study evaluated the effect of chlorhexidine bathing every other day in preventing hospital-acquired C. difficile infection (CDI) using...

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Main Authors:	Bui, L, Swan, J, Shirkey, B, Olsen, R, Long, S, Graviss, E
Format:	Journal article
Published:	Elsevier 2018

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