September 30, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — Using chlorhexidine as a preoperative surgical wash cut the risk for a surgical site infection (SSI) in half, compared with washing with 10% povidone-iodine, ...

In a new study, high amounts of SARS-CoV-2 were detected in the saliva of patients for days after infection, but rinsing with chlorhexidine mouthwash reduced the viral load in saliva for a short time.

Chlorhexidine is considered the gold standard mouthwash for combating oral diseases, so the researchers wanted to see if the rinse lived up to its reputation. To find out, Patrice James, BDS, from the ...

Universal decolonization in nursing homes -- by way of a chlorhexidine wash during routine bathing paired with a nasal antiseptic -- reduced the risk of infection-related hospitalizations, a ...

The recall of GUM Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse for a possible bacterial contamination, limited to 37 lots when announced in October, has been expanded after the manufacturer learned of 29 ...

September 26, 2011 — Chlorhexidine and thymol in a varnish can prevent root caries, but chlorhexidine rinse is probably useless against caries of all kinds. This finding is perhaps the biggest ...

The disinfectant chlorhexidine can successfully combat the growth of the yeast Candida auris, according to a new report in the CDC’s journal Emerging Infectious Disease. The potentially deadly fungal ...

Garlic extract demonstrates antimicrobial efficacy comparable to other widely used antiseptics and disinfectants, such as chlorhexidine, according to University of Sharjah medical scientists.

The first study looking at the effect of chlorhexidine mouthwash on the entire oral microbiome has found its use significantly increases the abundance of lactate-producing bacteria that lower saliva ...

Sunstar Americas is recalling Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP, 0.12% products because they may be contaminated with the bacteria burkholderia lata. The rinse is only available with a ...

Sunstar Americas recalled 37 lots of GUM Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse after finding the mouthwash might be a Burkholderia lata contamination problem. As explained in the Sunstar-written, ...