Researchers studied 10 pediatric intensive care units at five U.S. hospitals. For six months, the units were randomly assigned either the standard bathing routine or bathing using a cloth impregnated with 2 percent CHG for patients older than two months. For a second six-month period, the units switched to the alternative bathing method.
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Of nearly 5,000 admissions, an intention-to-treat analysis showed a non-significant decrease in incidence of bacteremia with CHG bathing compared with standard bathing. However, a per-protocol analysis showed a significant difference in bacteremia incidence. Children who were bathed with the CHG-impregnated cloth had a 36 percent lower risk of bloodstream infections compared with children who were bathed with the standard routine, according to a Science Daily report.
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