A Comparative Clinical Study of the Value of 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate, a Povidone-iodine-containing Detergent, and a Nongermicidal Soap as Handwashing Agents for Prevention of Nosocomial Infection in a Critical Care Unit |
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001 compared 05 compared 100 patients accepted acids antibacterial antiseptic-containing agent bacteremia bacteria bacterial counts Betadine Chi-square test clinical study compared with nonmedicated contamination critical care units dermatitis detergent base effective Enterobacter Exclusively Chlorhex factors Foley catheter Four percent chlorhexidine gram-negative bacilli gram-positive hand cultures handwashing agents hospital personnel infection control infection in patients iodine Iodine Medicated Soap iodophor Lowbury Maki mean log cfu microbial microbiological nonmedicated soap nonmedicated tissue soap noso nosocomial infection Nurses and Respiratory nursing assistants overall rate participants pathogenic organisms Patient Population Studied percent chlorhexidine gluconate percent reduction Povidone povidone-iodine prevention of nosocomial Pseudomonas rate of nosocomial reduced registered nurses resident flora respiratory therapists respiratory tract infections Serratia marcescens significantly lower skin irritation Staphylococcus aureus statistically significant students t test study period Swan-Ganz catheter Table Three Handwashing Agents TLC Nurses TLC Patient Population tolerated transient flora Trauma urinary tract infections various handwashing agents wash their hands