Impact of daily octenidine skin washing versus nonwashing on antiseptic tolerance of coagulase-negative staphylococci in two neonatal intensive care units with different skin cleansing practices

• Main Authors: Heather Felgate (Author), Charlotte Quinn (Author), Ben Richardson (Author), Carol Hudson (Author), Dheeraj Sethi (Author), Sam Oddie (Author), Paul Clarke (Author), Mark A. Webber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: There is wide variation in practices regarding routine bathing/washing of babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Evidence is lacking as to the benefit of routine antiseptic washes for reducing infection. We aimed to compare the antiseptic tolerance of Coagulase Negativ...