Impact of routine chlorhexidine bathing and nasal iodophor on MDRO colonization and environmental contamination in nursing homes
Routine chlorhexidine bathing and nasal iodophor significantly reduced MDRO body colonization among nursing home residents. However, in rooms of residents who remained MDRO carriers, environmental contamination was unchanged during the decolonization intervention. Efforts to ensure fomite surface clearance in rooms of MDRO carriers may be key to reducing environmental MDRO spread.
Authors
- Evelyn A Flores
- Gabrielle Gussin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8051-7613)
- Loren Gregory Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0487-1711)
- Raveena Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-3663)
- Bryn Launer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3802-8709)
- Michael Bolaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7787-9928)
- Susan S. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-3447)
- James A. McKinnell
- Thomas Tjoa
- Kaye Evans
- Ellena M. Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6633-831X)
Institutions
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (US)
- University of California System (US)
- Los Angeles Medical Center (US)
- Little Company of Mary Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10234
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00