Overview

Prevention of Nosocomial Infection by Decontamination of the Naso- and Oropharynx With Chlorhexidine (NONI Trial)

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Does chlorhexidine gluonate, a simple broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent with virtually no adverse-effects lower the incidence of NI after cardiac surgery, especially with respect to LTI and SSI?
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Collaborator:
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Treatments:
Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine gluconate