The threat of antibiotic resistance has attracted strong interest during the last two decades,
thus stimulating stewardship programs and research on alternative antimicrobial therapies …

Bacterial skin infections represent some of the most common infectious diseases globally.
Prevention and treatment of skin infections can involve application of a topical antimicrobial …

Purpose Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for
detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The intent of this …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

Background Both targeted decolonization and universal decolonization of patients in
intensive care units (ICUs) are candidate strategies to prevent health care–associated …

Summary Background Intensive care units (ICUs) are high-risk areas for transmission of
antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, but no controlled study has tested the effect of rapid …

Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) is an antimicrobial agent used for different types of
applications in hand hygiene, skin antisepsis, oral care, and patient washing. Increasing use …

Antiseptic agents are increasingly used for hand hygiene and skin decolonization as key
tools for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Chlorhexidine, a divalent …

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen, and considerable research efforts have
been put forward to improve our understanding of its complex pathogenesis. In spite of these …

The design, synthesis, fundamentals and evaluation of 2D/3D antimicrobial surfaces are
addressed in detail in the current review. Recent advances in the antimicrobial mechanism …