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273. Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bathing in Nursing Homes (NHs) and Hospitals: Impact on the Nose & Skin Microbiome and Multidrug Resistant Organism (MDRO) Prevalence

BACKGROUND: Widespread CHG bathing to prevent infection has raised concerns about potential skin microbiome perturbations and depletion of commensal microbiota. METHODS: A prospective repeated measures cross-over study in NH residents/hospital patients evaluated the impact of CHG vs routine soap bat...

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Autores principales: Gussin, Gabrielle, Conlan, Sean, Singh, Raveena D, Deming, Clay, Saavedra, Raheeb, Nguyen, Connie, Tjoa, Thomas T, Pedroza, Robert, Berman, Chase, Shimabukuro, Julie A, Bell, Pamela B, Baskaran, Sangeetha, Stanley, Mary, Hayden, Mary K, Bittencourt, Cassiana E, Segre, Julie, Huang, Susan S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678253/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.345