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Resumen
Las infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud son uno de los eventos secundarios más comunes entre los pacientes hospitalizados. Estas infecciones se relacionan con incrementos en la morbilidad, la mortalidad, la estancia hospitalaria y los costos asociados a la atención en salud.
La clorhexidina ha probado ser útil en la prevención de infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud, debido a su amplio espectro antiséptico, su eficacia y su margen de seguridad. Diferentes estudios han demostrado efectividad de la clorhexidina en la prevención de infecciones tales como las del sitio operatorio, la bacteriemia asociada al catéter vascular, la neumonía asociada al respirador, las infecciones maternas y neonatales, y otras infecciones causadas por Staphylococcus aureus. La mayoría de los estudios han encontrando superioridad de este compuesto sobre otros antisépticos, en la prevención y control de infecciones asociadas a la salud.
Palabras clave:
clorhexidina
antiséptico
Staphylococcus aureus
Abstract
Health care related infections are one of the most common adverse events among hospitalized patients. These types of infections are related to an increased morbidity, mortality, hospitalization time, and health care related costs. Chlorhexidine has been proven to be useful for preventing health care related infections due to its wide antiseptic spectrum, effectiveness and safety. Different studies have shown evidence about the effectiveness of chlorhexidine in the prevention of infections related to surgical sites, vascular catheter related bloodstream infections, ventilator associated pneumonia, maternal and neonatal infections and other infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Most studies have found superiority of this compound against other antiseptics in the prevention and control of health care related infections.
Key words:
Chlorhexidine
antiseptic
Staphylococcus aureus
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