Assessing chlorhexidine resistance in MRSA isolates from hospitals in Cleveland, OH and Detroit, MI

• Main Authors: Collin Telchik (Author), Chetan Jinadatha (Author), Jennifer Cadnum (Author), Curtis Donskey (Author), Piyali Chatterjee (Author), Sorabh Dhar (Author), Keith Kaye (Author), Taylor Yakubik (Author), Munok Hwang (Author), Andrea Grimbergen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common causes of procedure-related, skin, and soft-tissue infections. Hospitalized patients who are colonized with MRSA are at a higher risk of developing invasive infections after discharge. Chlorhexidine, an antisept...