High prevalence of reduced chlorhexidine susceptibility in organisms causing central line-associated bloodstream infections

Nuntra Suwantarat; Karen C. Carroll; Tsigereda Tekle; Tracy Ross; Lisa L. Maragakis; Sara E. Cosgrove; Aaron M. Milstone

doi:10.1086/677628

High prevalence of reduced chlorhexidine susceptibility in organisms causing central line-associated bloodstream infections

Nuntra Suwantarat, Karen C. Carroll, Tsigereda Tekle, Tracy Ross, Lisa L. Maragakis, Sara E. Cosgrove, Aaron M. Milstone

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Abstract

In units that bathe patients daily with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), organisms causing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) were more likely to have reduced CHG susceptibility than organisms causing CLABSIs in units that do not bathe patients daily with CHG (86% vs 64%; P =.028). Surveillance is needed to detect reduced CHG susceptibility with widespread CHG use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1183-1186
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	35
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/677628
State	Published - 2014

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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