Director, Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center; Professor, Rush University College of Nursing; Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, ...

Giving critically ill hospital patients a daily bath with a mild, soapy solution of the same antibacterial agent used by surgeons to "scrub in" before an operation can dramatically cut down, by as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Investigators found that patients who used cloths impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate ...

Nursing homes that regularly use universal decolonization methods like chlorhexidine bathing to clean the skin and iodophor to clean the nose reduces the chance of a patient being transferred to a ...

Nursing homes that use chlorhexidine on the skin and nose can prevent infections and lower the amount of antibiotic resistant organisms in the facilities. The study was published today in the New ...

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital has found a reduced risk of healthcare-associated infections when using 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate cloths for daily bathing instead of soap and water, ...

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a widely used topical antiseptic that is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for skin cleansing before central venous catheter insertion in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Physicians seeking to reduce their patients risk of infection following surgery or during hospital stays may ...