The Lancet Infectious Diseases · Systematic Review & Meta-analysis · 2026-07-22
Strong EvidenceChlorhexidine bathing to prevent healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: an updated systematic review
Why it matters. Strengthens the case for CHG bathing bundles you may champion in ICUs.
Study design
- Design
- Systematic review + meta-analysis
- Population
- ICU adults
- Setting
- Global
- Sample size
- n = 41,000
- Intervention
- Daily chlorhexidine bathing
- Comparator
- Soap-and-water bathing
Provenance
- Source
- The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- Source type
- peer_reviewed
- Content analyzed
- abstract
Evidence grading reflects the portion of the source actually analyzed. Always confirm against the original before acting.
Your read
Post your interpretation for colleagues. Every post stays anchored to this source, no empty-box updates.
Sign in to post your read of this evidence.