Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Vascular Access Film Dressing Containing Chlorhexidine Gluconate.

Covering insertion sites with chlorhexidine impregnated dressings has been proven to be clinically effective in reducing catheter related blood stream infections (CR-BSI). Two chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressings are commercially available, a polyurethane foam disk and a film dressing...

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Main Authors: Anne Wibaux, Priyaleela Thota, Jozef Mastej, Daniel L Prince, Neal Carty, Peter Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4657924?pdf=render