scholarly journals Assessing the Potential for Unintended Microbial Consequences of Routine Chlorhexidine Bathing for Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections

Author(s):  
Ahmed Babiker ◽  
Joseph D Lutgring ◽  
Scott Fridkin ◽  
Mary K Hayden

Abstract Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is an antiseptic that is widely used in healthcare due to its excellent safety profile and wide spectrum of activity. Daily bathing with CHG has proven to be effective in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections and multidrug-resistant pathogen decolonization. Despite the proven benefits of CHG use, there remain concerns and unanswered questions about the potential for unintended microbial consequences of routine CHG bathing. This review aims to explore some of these questions.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Tia Atnawanty ◽  
Sri Yona ◽  
Riri Maria

INTISARI : Latar Belakang: Insiden Health-care Associated Infections (HAIs) atau infeksi yang berhubungan dengan pelayanan kesehatan di dunia semakin meningkat sehingga menyebabkan morbiditas, mortalitas, dan biaya tinggi bagi rumah sakit. Klorheksidin glukonat sebagai antiseptik dengan aktivitas antimikroba spektrum luas telah ditunjukkan dalam beberapa penelitian sebagaiABSTRAKLatar belakang: Penyakit infeksi di fasilitas kesehatan atau disebut juga Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) menjadi masalah besar yang masuk ke rumah sakit karena dapat meningkatkan angka morbiditas (kesakitan), angka mortalitas (kematian) dan menambah biaya perawatan yang besar bagi rumah sakit. Chlorhexidine gluconate sebagai antiseptik dengan aktivitas antimikroba spektrum luas merupakan komponen penting dalam pencegahan infeksi. Rutinitas mandi harian di perawatan kritis dan intensif dan mandi sebelum operasi dengan sabun Chlorhexidine gluconatetelah menurunkan infeksi aliran darah, infeksi daerah operasi dan akuisi organisme patogen berbahaya dan resisten yang terdapat di rumah sakit. Namun karena belum konsistennya hasil penelitian terkait hal ini, akibatnya mandi Chlorhexidine belum dilakukan secara universal sebagai prosedur tetap dan masih menyisakan sampai sekarang. Kajian literatur ini bertujuan untuk menilai efektifitas mandi Chlorhexidine gluconate terhadap penurunan kejadian infeksi yang berkaitan dengan kesehatan dan mikroorganisme penyebabnya.Metode: Penulis melakukan pencarian literatur dengan mengumpulkan beberapa artikel terindeks yang berhubungan dengan topik yang diangkat menggunakan database seperti Clinical key, Elsevier, ProQuest , dan ScienceDirect dengan kata kunci chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine bathing, health care related infeksi .Hasil: Dari 3871 artikel umum, dilakukan penyaringan menjadi 269 artikel yang terkait, dikumpulkan sebanyak 16 artikel yang sesuai dengan topik dan 8 artikel yang sesuai kriteria sebagai bahan kajian literatur.Kesimpulan: Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa mandi dengan Chlorhexidine gluconate secara rutin penerapan “ bundles ” pencegahan dapat menurunkan prevalensi mikroorganisme berbahaya termasuk kuman patogen yang resisten terhadap antimikroba, namun efektifitas biaya, integritas kulit dan resistensi tetap harus. Kata kunci: chlorhexidine gluconate, mandi chlorhexidine, infeksi terkait perawatan kesehatan ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Infectious diseases in health facilities also known as Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are major problem facing hospitals because they can increase morbidity rates (pain), mortality rates (deaths) and increase the cost of care for hospitals. Chlorhexidine gluconate as an antiseptic with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity is an important component in infection prevention. Daily bathing routine in critical or intensive care and pre-surgery showers with Chlorhexidine soap have reduced bloodstream infections, surgical area infections and the acquisition of harmful and resistant pathogenic organisms found in hospitals. However, due to the inconsistency of research results related to this matter, as a result chlorhexidine bathing has not been done universally as a permanent procedure and still leaves debate until now. This literature review aims to assess the effectiveness of chlorhexidine gluconate baths in reducing the incidence of infections related to health services and their causative microorganisms. Metode: Penulis melakukan pencarian dengan mengumpulkan beberapa artikel terindeks yang berhubungan dengan topik yang diangkat dari beberapa database seperti Clinical keys, Elsevier, ProQuest dan ScienceDirect dengan kata kunci chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine bathing, perawatan kesehatan terkait infeksi .Hasil: Dari 3871 artikel umum yang disaring menjadi 269 artikel terkait, didapatkan sebanyak 16 artikel yang sesuai dengan topik dan 8 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria sebagai bahan studi literatur.Kesimpulan: Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa mandi dengan klorheksidin glukonat secara rutin dengan aplikasi “bundel” pencegahan infeksi dapat menurunkan prevalensi mikroorganisme berbahaya termasuk patogen resisten antimikroba, namun pertimbangan efektivitas biaya, integritas kulit, dan resistensi tetap harus diperhatikan. Kata kunci: klorheksidin glukonat, mandi klorheksidin, infeksi terkait perawatan kesehatankomponen tant dalam pencegahan infeksi di unit perawatan pasien. Salah satunya dengan rutinitas mandi sehari-hari di ruang perawatan kritis / intensif dan mandi sebelum operasi dengan sabun klorheksidin telah mengurangi infeksi aliran darah, infeksi area operasi dan didapatnya organisme patogen berbahaya dan resisten yang terdapat di rumah sakit. Namun karena ketidakkonsistenan hasil penelitian terkait hal tersebut, akibatnya mandi klorheksidin belum dilakukan secara universal sebagai prosedur permanen dan masih menyisakan perdebatan hingga saat ini. Tinjauan pustaka ini bertujuan untuk menilai keefektifan mandi klorheksidin glukonat dalam mengurangi kejadian infeksi yang berkaitan dengan layanan kesehatan dan mikroorganisme penyebabnya.Metode: Metode yang digunakan adalah penelusuran literatur baik nasional maupun internasional yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan database Clinical keys, Elsevier, ProQuest, dan lain-lain.Hasil: Dari hasil pencarian diperoleh sebanyak 22 artikel terkait yang dijadikan studi literatur.Kesimpulan: Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa mandi dengan klorheksidin glukonat secara rutin dengan aplikasi “bundel” pencegahan infeksi dapat menurunkan prevalensi mikroorganisme berbahaya termasuk patogen resisten antimikroba, namun pertimbangan efektivitas biaya, integritas kulit, dan resistensi tetap harus diperhatikan.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mradul Kumar Daga ◽  
Govind Mawari ◽  
Saman Wasi ◽  
Naresh Kumar ◽  
Udbhav Sharma ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective To understand the pattern and types of healthcare associated infections (HAI) at our healthcare facility, and to determine the common causative agents and their antibiotic susceptibility profile. Methods One hundred consecutive patients diagnosed with HAI were enrolled and monitored; the causative organisms isolated on culture were recorded and their sensitivity profile was generated. Results Of the 100 patients diagnosed with HAI (mean age ± SD being 42 ± 17 years), there were a total of 110 hospital acquired infections with 10 patients having two infections each. Out of 100 patients with HAI, 69 patients had ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), 21 patients had catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) patients, and 20 patients had central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). There were 10 patients with both VAP and CAUTI. All of the HAIs were device associated. A total of 76 pathogens were isolated on culture. No organism was isolated in 40 HAI. Majority (94.7%) of the organisms isolated from HAIs were gram-negative bacteria and all were multidrug resistant. Seventy-seven of the enrolled patients expired while 23 were discharged from the hospital Conclusions Our study demonstrated that HAIs occur in patients of all age groups; younger patients are not spared. Majority of the HAIs were caused by multidrug resistant gram-negative bacteria and were associated with high patient mortality. Acinetobacter species was the most common organism associated with HAI.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 904-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Vock ◽  
Sarah Tschudin-Sutter

AbstractIn the past several decades, the incidence of Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring resistance mechanisms against multiple antibiotic agents has increased on a global scale. We discuss reasons for ongoing transmission of multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae in healthcare settings, which has resulted in the successful spread and establishment of this pathogen. It is now one of the most important causes of healthcare-associated infections worldwide.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huixue Jia ◽  
Liuyi Li ◽  
Weiguang Li ◽  
Tieying Hou ◽  
Hongqiu Ma ◽  
...  

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) not only bring additional medical cost to the patients but also prolong the length of stay (LOS). 2119 HAI case-patients and 2119 matched control-patients were identified in 68 hospitals in 14 primary sampling provinces of 7 major regions of China. The HAI caused an increase in stay of 10.4 days. The LOS due to HAI increased from 9.7 to 10.9 days in different levels of hospitals. There was no statistically significant difference in the increased LOS between different hospital levels. The increased LOS due to HAI in different regions was 8.2 to 12.6 days. Comparing between regions, we found that the increased LOS due to HAI in South China is longer than other regions except the Northeast. The gastrointestinal infection (GI) caused the shortest extra LOS of 6.7 days while the BSI caused the longest extra LOS of 12.8 days. The increased LOS for GI was significantly shorter than that of other sites. Among 2119 case-patients, the non-multidrug-resistant pathogens were detected in 365 cases. The average increased LOS due to these bacterial infections was 12.2 days. E. coli infection caused significantly shorter LOS. The studied MDROs, namely, MRSA, VRE, ESBLs-E. coli, ESBLs-KP, CR-E. coli, CR-KP, CR-AB, and CR-PA were detected in 381 cases (18.0%). The average increased LOS due to these MDRO infections was 14 days. Comparing between different MDRO infections, we found that the increased LOS due to HAI caused by CR-PA (26.5 days) is longer than other MDRO infections (shorter than 19.8 days).


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