Umran Elbahr, Amira Khairy, Farouq Dayyab, Clark Steven Delos Reyes, Jennie Pastrana, Chithra Vineeth, Suha Hejres, Shruti Prem Sudha, Ozge Keskin, Shiv Singh Rana, Elias Fadel, Hakan Erdem, Oguz Resat Sipahi
BACKGROUND: Herein, it is aimed to present the decolonizing rates of Candida auris colonized cases after daily bathing with 4% chlorhexidine plus daily cleaning with 4% chlorhexidine wipe for 1 week (will be mentioned as DCHX). METHODS: The study period was from October, 2021, to November, 2022. Inclusion criteria were (i) age > 18, (ii) receiving DCHX, (iii) proven C. auris carrier on auricular, or axillar or inguinal swab surveillance cultures up to 5-day period before DCHX...
February 2024: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases