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Antiseptic baths in ICU keep infection rates down

Mar. 16th, 2010 at 1:30 PM
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Antiseptic baths in ICU keep infection rates down
Giving severely injured ICU patients a bath using antiseptic-soaked washcloths reduced their risk of catheter-related infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, MRSA and other super-bug infections. Harborview Medical Center in Seattle uses the baths for all ICU patients and saw the number of MRSA infections per 1,000 patients drop from 20 to 7.6. Reuters (3/15)
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