| Literature DB >> 30879799 |
Ashley E Kates1, Michele L Zimbric2, Kaitlin Mitchell3, Joseph Skarlupka2, Nasia Safdar2.
Abstract
We examined the effect of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing on the skin microbiota of adult and pediatric patients. We observed no differences in pediatric patients; however, multiple genera of bacteria were observed to be significantly less abundant in the adults bathing with CHG. Further research is needed to determine the long-term impact of CHG use on the skin microbiota.Entities:
Keywords: 16S rRNA sequencing; Antiseptics; Microbiome; Pediatrics
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30879799 PMCID: PMC6736594 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.01.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Infect Control ISSN: 0196-6553 Impact factor: 2.918