No benefit of chlorhexidine bathing in non-critical care units

Lancet. 2019 Mar 23;393(10177):1179-1180. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)33130-1. Epub 2019 Mar 5.

Authors

Olivier Mimoz¹, Jérémy Guenezan²

Affiliations

¹ Services des Urgences Adultes and SAMU 86, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers 86021, France; Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France; Inserm U1070, Poitiers, France. Electronic address: olivier.mimoz@chu-poitiers.fr.
² Services des Urgences Adultes and SAMU 86, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers 86021, France.

PMID: 30850113
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)33130-1

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MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents, Local*
Bacteremia / prevention & control*
Baths
Chlorhexidine
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects
Humans

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Chlorhexidine