The First FDA-Approved Preoperative Skin Prep in a Cloth
Sage 2% CHG Cloths address multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) on the
patients' skin - a known risk factor for SSIs.1 Sage's innovative rinse-free,
alcohol-free formula is designed for early preop prep. It stays on the skin for
maximum persistence. The cloth consistently delivers a uniform dose of CHG,
unlike other soaps and solutions.
2% FORMULA PROVEN EFFECTIVE
- Effective against broad spectrum of MDROs, including MRSA, VRE and Acinetobacter.2,3
- Recognized by CDC as having "excellent" activity against
gram-positive bacteria as well as "excellent" residual activity.1
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EFFECTIVE AGAINST PREVALENT SSI-CAUSING PATHOGENS2,*
GRAM-POSITIVE
PATHOGEN |
SAGE 2%
CHG CLOTH |
Staphylococcus aureus
(including MRSA) |
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Enterococcus faecalis & faecium
(including VRE) |
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| Coagulase-negative staphylococci |
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| Streptococcus pneumoniae & pyogenes |
|
| Various other gram-positive aerobes |
|
GRAM-NEGATIVE
PATHOGEN |
| Acinetobacter baumannii |
|
| Bacteroides fragilis |
|
| Enterobacter aerogenes |
|
| Escherichia coli |
|
| Klebsiella pneumoniae |
|
| Proteus mirabilis |
|
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
|
| Serratia marcescens |
|
| FUNGI |
| Candida albicans |
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| * In vitro testing. |
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