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 ...

Bathing daily with with chlorhexidine gluconate can reduce incidence of some hospital-acquired infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, ...

In the study, a group of 7,699 adult patients admitted to general medicine units were bathed daily with CHG cloths for the duration of their admission. The control group was a group of 7,102 patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient survey indicated that forgetfulness was one of the top barriers to adherence to mupirocin and ...

Researchers suggest even with low patient compliance and cloth efficacy issues, preoperatively distributing chlorhexidine bathing cloth kits to orthopedic patients is an economical way to prevent ...