Study's findings do not support chlorhexidine bathing in ICUs

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have found that bathing critically ill patients with disposable chlorhexidine cloths did not decrease the incidence of health care-associated infections when compared to less expensive nonantimicrobial cloths, according to a study appearing online in JAMA this week.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news