Abstract：
:Chlorhexidine bathing is effective in reducing levels of pathogens on skin. In this review, we examine the evidence that chlorhexidine bathing can prevent colonization and infection with health care-associated pathogens and reduce dissemination to the environment and the hands of personnel. The importance of education and monitoring of compliance with bathing procedures is emphasized in order to optimize chlorhexidine bathing in clinical practice.
journal_name
Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Donskey CJ,Deshpande Adoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.024subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-05-02 00:00:00pages
e17-21issue
5 Suppleissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(16)00200-5journal_volume
44pub_type
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journal_title：American journal of infection control
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