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Effect of Chlorhexidine Bathing and Other Infection Control Practices on the Benefits of Universal Glove and Gown (BUGG) Trial: A Subgroup Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2015

Daniel J. Morgan ,
Lisa Pineles ,
Michelle Shardell ,
Carol Sulis ,
Daniel H. Kett ,
Jason Bowling ,
Beverly M. Belton ,
Anthony D. Harris  and
the BUGG Study Primary Investigators
Daniel J. Morgan
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
Lisa Pineles
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Michelle Shardell
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Carol Sulis
Affiliation:
Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Daniel H. Kett
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Jason Bowling
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University Health System, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Beverly M. Belton
Affiliation:
Yale New Haven Health System-Center for Healthcare Solutions, New Haven, Connecticut. Members of the study group are listed at the end of the text
Anthony D. Harris
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
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Abstract

We report the results of a subgroup analysis of the Benefits of Universal Glove and Gown trial. In 20 intensive care units, the reduction in acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus observed in this trial was observed in units also using chlorhexidine bathing and in those that previously performed active surveillance.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;00(0): 1–4

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , June 2015 , pp. 734 - 737
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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