Gabrielle M Gussin, Raveena D Singh, Shruti K Gohil, Raheeb Saavedra, Thomas T Tjoa, Kristine P Nguyen, Robert Pedroza, Joshua B Hsi, Kevin O'Brien, Chase Berman, Jessica Park, Emily A Hsi, Kimia Ghasemian, Avy Osalvo, Stephanie Chun, Emily Fonda, Susan S Huang
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Abstract
We evaluated whether universal chlorhexidine bathing (decolonization) with or without COVID-19 intensive training impacted COVID-19 rates in 63 nursing homes (NHs) during the 2020-2021 Fall/Winter surge. Decolonization was associated with a 43% lesser rise in staff case-rates (P < .001) and a 52% lesser rise in resident case-rates (P < .001) versus control.
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