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Effectiveness of chlorhexidine bathing to reduce catheter-associated bloodstream infections in medical intensive care unit patients.
Bleasdale SC, Trick WE, Gonzalez IM, Lyles RD, Hayden MK, Weinstein RA.
Pub Med
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Chlorhexidine gluconate to cleanse patients in a medical intensive care unit: the effectiveness of source control to reduce the bioburden of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Vernon MO, et al., Hayden MK, Trick WE, Hayes RA, Blom DW, Weinstein RA, for the Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance Project (CARP)
Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006;166:306-312.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in rehabilitation and chronic-care-facilities: what is the best strategy?
Patrica Minary-Dohen , Pascale Bailly , Xavier Bertrand, Daniel Talon
BMC Geriatrics. 2003; 3: 5. Published online 12 Dec 2003. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-3-5.
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The economic impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals
Kim T, Oh PI, Simor AE
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Feb 2001;22(2):99-104.
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The evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals: 5 years of national surveillance
Simor AE, Ofner-Agostini M, Bryce E, Green K, McGeer A, Mulvey M, Paton S, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP), Health Canada
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). 10 Jul 2001;165(1).
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Systematic review of economic analyses of health care-associated infections
Stone PW, Braccia D, Larson E
American Journal of Infection Control. Nov 2005;33(9):501-9.
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| Articles |
Clearing the path: Skin Antisepsis Continues to Evolve
Jennifer Schraag
Infection Control Today
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Invisible dangers: are Canadian hospitals doing enough to fight infections?
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Investigative Unit. 21 Mar 2005.
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Deadly superbug poses new threat in Quebec hospitals
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News Montreal. 21 Mar 2005.
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'Superbug' infections spiralling in Canadian hospitals
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News. 23 Mar 2005.
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