Chlorhexidine gluconate is an over-the-counter (OTC) antiseptic used to clean and prepare skin for injections, surgeries, and ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received iodine povacrylex had no differences in risk for surgical site infection vs. those who had ...

Traditionally, CHG use in pediatric populations was cause for concern because of studies from the 1970s suggesting encephalopathy in newborn infants could be induced by hexachlorophene. Read the study ...

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing has emerged as an important infection control strategy in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Designed to reduce skin colonisation by pathogenic microorganisms ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The iodine povacrylex group had reduced risks for surgical site infection after closed fracture vs. those ...

Researchers recently found neither silver-impregnated or Oligon catheters nor chlorhexidine gluconate sponges helped reduce the risk of catheter-associated infections, according to a study published ...

The recall of GUM Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse for a possible bacterial contamination, limited to 37 lots when announced in October, has been expanded after the manufacturer learned of 29 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background: Chlorhexidine is a disinfectant that has been used in skin and mouth washes and as a preservative in some vaginal lubricants. A ...

A second prescription mouthwash made by Sunstar Americas has been recalled for a possible bacterial contamination 13 days after another oral rinse from Sunstar was recalled for the same reason. Lohxa ...