The Effect of Chlorhexidine Bathing on MRSA and VRE Colonization Among Haematology-Oncology ICU Patients

Patients were bathed from the neck down, avoiding contact with face, mucous membranes and wounds by wiping with CHG solution for each period. The patient's skin bathed in the order of clean area to dirty area. Additionally, if patients in both arms became soiled after the daily baths, contaminated body areas were wiped using water and disposable washcloths. Patients were assessed daily for localised or body-wide skin reactions.

Patients were bathed from the neck down, avoiding contact with face, mucous membranes and wounds by wiping with soap and water. The patient's skin bathed in the order of clean area to dirty area. Additionally, if patients in both arms became soiled after the daily baths, contaminated body areas were wiped using water and disposable washcloths. Patients were assessed daily for localised or body-wide skin reactions. During control period, patients were washed with soap and then rinsed with water, and dried with disposable towels