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Jan 27, 2016 · Horizontal decolonization approaches can target all clinically meaningful health care-associated bacteria, including S. aureus, enterococci, Candida, and Gram-negative bacteria. Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin decolonization of all high-risk patient populations is an example of a horizontal strategy.
- Edward J. Septimus, Edward J. Septimus, Marin L. Schweizer
- 10.1128/CMR.00049-15
- 2016
- Clin Microbiol Rev. 2016 Apr; 29(2): 201-222.
Apr 19, 2024 · For example, use of combined oral antimicrobial prophylaxis before elective colorectal surgery and decolonization of surgical patients with antistaphylococcal agents for orthopedic and cardiothoracic procedures received high-quality evidence from a recent practice recommendation to prevent SSIs in acute-care hospitals . Both examples prevent ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Opportunistic pathogenic bacteria that can emerge from the human microbiota to cause disease when its microbial ecology is disturbed. Pathotype A group of bacteria within the same species that can attack a host in different ways.
Oct 10, 2023 · An estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million health care–associated infections occur in U.S. nursing homes annually, leading to an estimated 150,000 hospital admissions and as many as 380,000 deaths. 1 ...
Feb 13, 2019 · In the per-protocol population, MRSA infection occurred in 98 of 1063 participants (9.2%) in the education group and in 67 of 1058 (6.3%) in the decolonization group; 84.8% of the MRSA infections ...
- Susan S Huang, Raveena Singh, James A McKinnell, Steven Park, Adrijana Gombosev, Samantha J Eells, D...
- 2019
Dec 24, 2018 · The AD host environment appears to promote bacterial colonization, and in-turn, the bacteria aggravate the disease, propagating a pathogenic cycle. Therefore, breaking this cycle using decolonization methods may serve to lessen the severity of AD. Sodium hypochlorite, or bleach, has been used in medicine as an antiseptic for centuries .
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Jun 29, 2022 · An example of this strategy is chlorhexidine bathing. In this chapter, we will describe both approaches to decolonization but focus mainly on horizontal approaches with regards to gram-negative bacilli including topical and oral systemic antibiotics along with strategies focused on the use of probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation.
