Impact of chlorhexidine bathing on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus incidence in an endemic chronic care setting: A randomized controlled trial

Impact of chlorhexidine bathing on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus incidence in an endemic chronic care setting: A randomized controlled trial

Highlights • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is endemic in chronic care and long-term acute care settings. • Study tested if bathing with chlorhexidine washcloths can reduce methicillin-resistant S aureus incidence. • Only 8 new methicillin-resistant S aureus cases identified over 12 mon...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2017-03, Vol.45 (3), p.298-300
Hauptverfasser: Amirov, Chingiz M., MPH, MSc-QIPS, CIC, FAPIC, Binns, Malcolm A., PhD, Jacob, Latha E., MSc, CIC, Candon, Heather L., MSc, CIC
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Sprache:eng
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Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Infective Agents, Local - administration & dosage
Baths - methods
Chlorhexidine - administration & dosage
Chlorhexidine bathing
Chronic care
Chronic illnesses
Clinical trials
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Disinfection & disinfectants
Disinfection - methods
Drug resistance
Female
Humans
Impact analysis
Incidence
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
MRSA
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control
Staphylococcus infections
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is endemic in chronic care and long-term acute care settings. • Study tested if bathing with chlorhexidine washcloths can reduce methicillin-resistant S aureus incidence. • Only 8 new methicillin-resistant S aureus cases identified over 12 months of the study. • Chlorhexidine reduced incidence by 71%, but this was not statistically significant.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.10.007