Chlorhexidine is supposed to be the stuff that stops trouble at the hospital door. Yet a new Northwestern University study ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, surgical site infections account for 17 percent of all nosocomial infections. Of the more than 30 million surgeries performed in the U.S.

Disinfectants like chlorhexidine don’t stay where they’re applied and can linger in hospital environments at low levels that allow bacteria to develop tolerance. Researchers studied how chlorhexidine ...

Rinsing with chlorhexidine and using interdental brushes regularly may be an effective, at-home way for patients with diabetes being treated for periodontitis to control gum disease at home, according ...

Chlorhexidine use in high-risk settings may reduce newborn infections and deaths, supporting improved neonatal health and ...

Just because a topical antiseptic is swabbed on the skin doesn't mean it stays on the skin. In a new study, Northwestern University scientists studied how a powerful antiseptic, called chlorhexidine, ...

Applying the antiseptic chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord stump of a newborn likely reduces the risk of infection and may reduce the risk of death in low- and middle-income countries. Chlorhexidine ...