The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that products containing chlorhexidine gluconate can cause rare but serious allergic reactions. Reports of severe reactions have increased over the last ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, surgical site infections account for 17 percent of all nosocomial infections. Of the more than 30 million surgeries performed in the U.S.

The FDA issued a safety announcement regarding serious allergic reactions reported with the use of skin antiseptic products containing chlorhexidine gluconate. These reactions are rare, but the ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 24, 2009 — Using a sponge containing the antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine gluconate as part of the dressing for intravascular catheters ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received iodine povacrylex had no differences in risk for surgical site infection vs. those who had ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TAMPA, Fla. — According to presented results, skin antisepsis for surgical site infection in patients undergoing ...

A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control supports previous research that shows use of chlorhexidine gluconate is effective in infection control. For this study, researchers ...

The recall of GUM Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse for a possible bacterial contamination, limited to 37 lots when announced in October, has been expanded after the manufacturer learned of 29 ...

The widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the surgical treatment of bone tumors, suggests an experimental study ...

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing has emerged as an important infection control strategy in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Designed to reduce skin colonisation by pathogenic microorganisms ...