Effect of antiseptic bathing with chlorhexidine or octenidine on central line–associated bloodstream infections in intensive care patients: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Luisa A. Denkel, Frank Schwab, Jörg Clausmeyer, Michael Behnke, Jennifer Golembus, S. Wolke, Petra Gastmeier, Christine Geffers
Topics & Concepts
AntisepticBathingChlorhexidineMedicineBloodstream infectionIntensive careIntensive care medicineRandomized controlled trialCentral lineIntensive care unitCluster randomised controlled trialEmergency medicineInternal medicineDentistryPathologyCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisNosocomial Infections in ICUInfection Control in Healthcare