Efficacy of topical benzoyl peroxide on the reduction of propionibacterium acnes during shoulder surgery
The effect that topical benzoyl peroxide (BPO), with chlorhexidine skin preparation, has on the presence of Propionibacterium acnes cultured at the time of shoulder surgery has been the focus of recent study. The authors hypothesized that adding topical BPO, the active ingredient in Clearasil, to the pre-operative skin preparation would reduce the number of positive P. acnes cultures identified during surgery. P. acnes infection is a significant problem after shoulder surgery. Residual P. acnes is found on the skin up to 29% of the time immediately after surgical skin preparation and in 70% of dermal biopsy specimens. Thes...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Topical benzoyl peroxide efficacy on Propionibacterium acnes reduction in shoulder surgery
(Elsevier) A new paper to be published in The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery evaluates the effect that topical benzoyl peroxide (BPO), with chlorhexidine skin preparation, has on the presence of Propionibacterium acnes cultured at the time of shoulder surgery. The authors hypothesized that adding topical BPO, the active ingredient in Clearasil, to the pre-operative skin preparation would reduce the number of positive P. acnes cultures identified during surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Daily bathing of pediatric patients with antiseptic cuts bloodstream infections by 59 percent
Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable cloths containing 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections by 59 percent and saved approximately $300,000 in one hospital over a six-month period, according to a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 26, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Daily bathing of pediatric patients with antiseptic cuts bloodstream infections by 59 percent
(Association for Professionals in Infection Control) Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable cloths containing 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections by 59 percent and saved approximately $300,000 in one hospital over a six-month period, according to a new study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 26, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse (Peridex, Periogard, Periochip)
Title: chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse (Peridex, Periogard, Periochip)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/23/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - April 23, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Taking Swipes at Chlorhexidine WipesTaking Swipes at Chlorhexidine Wipes
Newsflash: The findings of a recent randomized controlled trial do not support daily bathing with chlorhexidine in the ICU. What are we to do? Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 8, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Viewpoint Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine Cloths Beat Soap and Water for Preventing ICU InfectionsChlorhexidine Cloths Beat Soap and Water for Preventing ICU Infections
Bathing intensive care unit (ICU) patients with cloths impregnated with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) may be more effective for preventing health care-associated infections (HAIs), particularly those caused by gram-negative bacteria, than soap and water, new findings show. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 27, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care News Source Type: news
Simple Intervention Reduces Infant MortalitySimple Intervention Reduces Infant Mortality
Cleansing the umbilical cord stump or skin with chlorhexidine at birth can significantly reduce newborn infection and mortality rates in developing countries, a systematic review showed. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing in the CCU: Should You Do It?Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing in the CCU: Should You Do It?
A randomized clinical trial looks at the effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing in the CCU and whether it really prevents VAP and other nosocomial infections. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include chlorhexidine baths in the ICU, dangers of too much sitting, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and stem-cell therapy for MS. (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 25, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Antiseptic Baths Yield Mixed Results in ICU (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Chlorhexidine baths protected against infection in one single-center trial, not in another. (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 23, 2015 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine Bath in ICU Called Into QuestionChlorhexidine Bath in ICU Called Into Question
A large study of five intensive care units showed no reduction in hospital-acquired infections with the use of chlorhexidine, but a smaller study did find it helped. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care News Source Type: news
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)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 21, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine Baths May Not Lower ICU Infection Rate (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Daily chlorhexidine bathing does not lower the rate of healthcare-associated infections in an intensive care setting, according to a JAMA study.Five ICUs were randomized to … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 21, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Findings do not support chlorhexidine bathing in ICUs
(The JAMA Network Journals) Once daily bathing with disposable cloths with the topical antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine of critically ill patients did not reduce the incidence of health care-associated infections, according to a study appearing in JAMA. The study is being released to coincide with its presentation at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 44th Critical Care Congress. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 20, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
