• Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Jun 2015

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Effect of chlorhexidine bathing and other infection control practices on the Benefits of Universal Glove and Gown (BUGG) trial: a subgroup analysis.

    • Daniel J Morgan, Lisa Pineles, Michelle Shardell, Carol Sulis, Daniel H Kett, Jason Bowling, Beverly M Belton, Anthony D Harris, and BUGG Study Primary Investigators.
    • 1University of Maryland School of Medicine,Baltimore,Maryland.
    • Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Jun 1; 36 (6): 734-7.

    AbstractWe 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.

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