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No. 10
from nefarious
Old Jun 18, 2009, 03:26 AM

Default Re: Chlohexidine bathing to reduce catheter-related blood stream infections
hi. our unit is part of a study of the effectiveness of CHG bath in decreasing hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. we started using it 5 to 6 months ago. since it's still on implementation phase, we don't know its effectivity yet but so far i like it because it's easy and quick to use.
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No. 11
from Chisca
Old Jul 01, 2009, 11:45 AM

Default Re: Chlohexidine bathing to reduce catheter-related blood stream infections
Wash basins are also being implicated as they serve as a reservior for bacteria especially if they are stored so that moisture is left after use.
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No. 12
from Be_Moore
Old Jul 03, 2009, 05:51 PM

Default Re: Chlohexidine bathing to reduce catheter-related blood stream infections
While we have no protocol for using Chlorhexidine baths yet in our unit, I have suggested it to a member of the Infection Prevention team. I suppose my main concern over making chlorhexidine baths standard practice would be the risk of CHG resistant bacteria. Anyone else share this concern? I suppose that eventually any antiseptic is going to go the way of Triclosan, but the longer CHG could work the better...considering we use it for nearly everything.
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