Impact of universal chlorhexidine bathing with or without COVID-19 intensive training on staff and resident COVID-19 case rates in nursing homes

We evaluated whether universal chlorhexidine bathing (decolonization) with or without COVID-19 intensive training impacted COVID-19 rates in 63 nursing homes (NHs) during the 2020-2021 Fall/Winter surge. Decolonization was associated with a 43% lesser rise in staff case-rates ( < .001) and a 52%...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 45; no. 7; p. 906
Main Authors Gussin, Gabrielle M, Singh, Raveena D, Gohil, Shruti K, Saavedra, Raheeb, Tjoa, Thomas T, Nguyen, Kristine P, Pedroza, Robert, Hsi, Joshua B, O'Brien, Kevin, Berman, Chase, Park, Jessica, Hsi, Emily A, Ghasemian, Kimia, Osalvo, Avy, Chun, Stephanie, Fonda, Emily, Huang, Susan S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2024
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local - therapeutic use
Baths - methods
Chlorhexidine - therapeutic use
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Humans
Nursing Homes
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:We evaluated whether universal chlorhexidine bathing (decolonization) with or without COVID-19 intensive training impacted COVID-19 rates in 63 nursing homes (NHs) during the 2020-2021 Fall/Winter surge. Decolonization was associated with a 43% lesser rise in staff case-rates ( < .001) and a 52% lesser rise in resident case-rates ( < .001) versus control.
ISSN:1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2024.30