Fewer bacteraemias for critically ill children bathed with chlorhexidine

Lancet2013; doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61687-0

Critically ill children bathed using chlorhexidine gluconate had fewer positive blood cultures than controls bathed with soap and water in a cluster randomised trial from the US (3.28/1000 days v 4.93/1000 days; adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.64, 95% CI 0.42 to 0.98). The trial had a crossover design, and during treatment periods, …