AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 925-933, May 2008

Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of an Alcohol-free 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution

  • Barbara DeBaun, RN, MSN, CIC

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    • Barbara DeBaun, RN, MSN, CIC, is an improvement advisor at Bay Area Patient Safety Collaborative, San Francisco, CA.

ABSTRACT 

SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS (SSIs) contribute to morbidity and mortality and increase the costs of patient care. Effective skin decontamination is recommended to reduce the risk of SSI and the transmission of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

A MACRODILUTION BROTH METHOD and an in vitro time-kill method were used to determine the antimicrobial properties of an alcohol-free 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) solution against seven bacterial strains, including clinically derived strains of Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

THE CHG SOLUTION REDUCED bacterial counts of drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and community-associated MRSA by 99.9% within three minutes of exposure, and effectiveness was maintained with significant dilutions of the CHG solution. AORN J 87 (May 2008) 925–933. © AORN, Inc, 2008.

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PII: S0001-2092(08)00108-7

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.02.001

AORN Journal
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 925-933, May 2008

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