November 29, 2016
CDC updates guidelines on CHG dressings
Editor's Note
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is accepting comments on the draft update to its recommendations for the use of chlorhexidine (CHG)-impregnated dressings to prevent intravascular catheter-related infections.
The draft addresses new and updated strategies and is based on a review of the evidence since 2010 and input from infection prevention experts and the public.
Comments will be accepted until January 24, 2017.
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