Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Susceptibility to Chlorhexidine Under Usual Clinical Care. (11th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Musuuza, Jackson S.; Sethi, Ajay K.; Roberts, Tonya J.; Safdar, Nasia
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 38:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 729
• Page End: 731
• Publication Date: 2017-04-11
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.53
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

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