Margie Kjellin, Amr Qudeimat, Emily Browne, Dinesh Keerthi, Anusha Sunkara, Guolian Kang, Alicia Winfield, Mary Anne Giannini, Gabriela Maron, Randall Hayden, Wing Leung, Brandon Triplett, Ashok Srinivasan
Objective: Bacteremia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Infections of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and multidrug resistant (MDR) gram-negative rods (GNRs) are common in this population. Our objective was to assess whether experimental bath wipes containing silver were more effective than standard bath wipes containing soap at reducing skin colonization by VRE and MDR GNRs, and nonmucosal barrier injury bacteremia. Study Design: Patients undergoing autologous or allogeneic HCT in a tertiary referral center were randomized to receive experimental or standard bath wipes for 60 days post-HCT...
November 2020: Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing: Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses