Hospital-acquired infections and thermally injured patients: chlorhexidine gluconate baths work.

Popp, Janet A; Layon, A Joseph; Nappo, Robert; Richards, Winston T; Mozingo, David W

Popp, Janet A; Layon, A Joseph; Nappo, Robert; Richards, Winston T; Mozingo, David W.

Affiliation

Popp JA; Burn Center, Shands Hospital, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL.
Layon AJ; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA. Electronic address: ajlayon@geisinger.edu.
Nappo R; Burn Center, Shands Hospital, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL.
Richards WT; Division of Trauma and Burn Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
Mozingo DW; Division of Trauma and Burn Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.

Am J Infect Control ; 42(2): 129-32, 2014 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24485370

Subject(s)

Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use; Baths/methods; Burns/complications; Burns/drug therapy; Chlorhexidine/analogs & derivatives; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Burn Units; Chlorhexidine/therapeutic use; Cohort Studies; Hospitals; Humans; Infection Control/methods; Patient Care Bundles/methods; Treatment Outcome

Key words

Burn unit; Catheter associated urinary tract infection; Central line associated blood stream infection; Infection control; Intensive care unit; Quality improvement; Ventilator associated event

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Baths / Burns / Chlorhexidine / Cross Infection / Anti-Infective Agents, Local Type of study: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Am J Infect Control Year: 2014 Document type: Article

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