Susceptibility of Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus to Chlorhexidine After Implementation of a Hospital-wide Antiseptic Bathing Regimen.

Marolf, Cole T; Alter, Roxanne; Lyden, Elizabeth; Fey, Paul D; Rupp, Mark E

Marolf, Cole T; Alter, Roxanne; Lyden, Elizabeth; Fey, Paul D; Rupp, Mark E.

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Marolf CT; 1Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases,University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha,Nebraska.
Alter R; 2Department of Pathology and Microbiology,University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha,Nebraska.
Lyden E; 3Department of Epidemiology,University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha,Nebraska.
Fey PD; 2Department of Pathology and Microbiology,University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha,Nebraska.
Rupp ME; 1Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases,University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha,Nebraska.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 38(7): 873-875, 2017 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28473008

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Anti-Infective Agents, Local/pharmacology; Baths/methods; Chlorhexidine/pharmacology; Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects; Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use; Bacteremia/microbiology; Bacteremia/prevention & control; Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Chlorhexidine/therapeutic use; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Drug Resistance, Bacterial/genetics; Hospitals; Humans; Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology; Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control; Staphylococcus aureus/genetics

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Staphylococcus aureus / Baths / Chlorhexidine / Anti-Infective Agents, Local Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Year: 2017 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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