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Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Central Venous Catheter-associated Bloodstream Infection: Impact and Sustainability

Marisa A. Montecalvo, Donna McKenna, Robert Yarrish, Lynda Mack, George P. Maguire, Janet Haas, Lawrence DeLorenzo, Norine Dellarocco, Barbara Savatteri, Addie Rosenthal,

The American Journal of Medicine · 2012 · 74 citations · 12 references

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Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections

Naomi P. O’Grady, Mary Alexander, Lillian A. Burns et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2011 · 4.7K citations · Full text

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An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU

Peter J. Pronovost, Dale M. Needham, Sean M. Berenholtz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2006 · 4.4K citations

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International Study of the Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection in Intensive Care Units

Jean‐Louis Vincent · JAMA · 2009 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Susan C Bleasdale, William E. Trick, Ines M Gonzalez et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine · 2007 · 330 citations

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The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: Results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial*

Michael W. Climo, Kent A. Sepkowitz, Victoria J. Fraser et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2009 · 313 citations

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