title: Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Susceptibility to Chlorhexidine Under Usual Clinical Care.
abstract: Increasing use of daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing can potentially lead to selection for organisms with reduced susceptibility to CHG, limiting the utility of CHG. We examined reduced susceptibility to CHG of fluoroquinolone-resistant gram-negative bacilli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus. No evidence suggested reduced susceptibility to CHG. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:729-731.
authors.affiliation: 1William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital,Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Jackson S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Musuuza
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Population Health Sciences,University of Wisconsin,Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Ajay K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.affiliation: 1William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital,Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Tonya J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: 1William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital,Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Nasia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Safdar
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D002710:Chlorhexidine