Chlorhexidine vs Povidone-Iodine and Incidence of Catheter-Related Infections
In this NMA of RCTs, high concentration CHG in isopropyl alcohol was associated with the lowest incidence of CRIs. These results suggest that alcoholic PVI and aqueous formulations should be reserved for situations in which CHG or alcohol cannot be used.
Authors
- Bertrand Drugeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1026-7975)
- Guillaume Batiot
- Jérémy Guénézan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4736-1490)
- Nicolas Marjanovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1733-1175)
- Benjamin Bigaud
- Natalie Barke
- Gabor Mihala
- Jessica Schults
- Olivier Mimoz
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- Inserm (FR)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Université de Poitiers (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.58954
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00