According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, surgical site infections account for 17 percent of all nosocomial infections. Of the more than 30 million surgeries performed in the U.S.

Affordable, efficacious, and safe interventions to prevent infections and improve neonatal survival in low-resource settings are needed. Chlorhexidine is a broad-spectrum antiseptic that has been used ...

October 22, 2009 — Use of vaginal and infant wipes soaked with the microbicide chlorhexidine may not prevent neonatal sepsis or mother–infant transmission of pathogenic bacteria, according to the ...

Use of vaginal and infant wipes soaked with the microbicide chlorhexidene does not prevent neonatal sepsis, or prevent mother-infant transmission of disease-causing bacteria. Thus other interventions ...

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 ...

We performed a cluster-randomized trial of universal decolonization as compared with routine-care bathing in nursing homes. The trial included an 18-month baseline period and an 18-month intervention ...

Rinsing with chlorhexidine and using interdental brushes regularly may be an effective, at-home way for patients with diabetes being treated for periodontitis to control gum disease at home, according ...