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Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Susceptibility to Chlorhexidine Under Usual Clinical Care

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Increasing use of daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing can potentially lead to selection for organisms with reduced susceptibility to CHG, limiting the utility of CHG. We examined reduced susceptibility to CHG of fluoroquinolone-resistant gram-negative bacilli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus. No evidence suggested reduced susceptibility to CHG. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:729-731.

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.53

Authors: Jackson S. Musuuza, Ajay K. Sethi, Tonya J. Roberts, Nasia Safdar

Institutions: University of Wisconsin–Madison, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality