Impact of universal chlorhexidine bathing with or without COVID-19 intensive training on staff and resident COVID-19 case rates in nursing homes.

Gabrielle M GussinRaveena D SinghShruti K GohilRaheeb SaavedraThomas T TjoaKristine P NguyenRobert PedrozaJoshua B HsiKevin O'BrienChase BermanJessica ParkEmily A HsiKimia GhasemianAvy OsalvoStephanie ChunEmily FondaSusan S Huang

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)

We evaluated whether universal chlorhexidine bathing (decolonization) with or without COVID-19 intensive training impacted COVID-19 rates in 63 nursing homes (NHs) during the 2020-2021 Fall/Winter surge. Decolonization was associated with a 43% lesser rise in staff case-rates ( P < .001) and a 52% lesser rise in resident case-rates ( P < .001) versus control.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
patient safety
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
virtual reality
long term care