Chlorhexidine for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections: the totality of evidence - Authors' reply

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Education Centre and Faculty of Arts, Nursing and Theology, Avondale College of Higher Education, Sydney, NSW 2076, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: brett.mitchell@avondale.edu.au.
² School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Infectious Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Nursing Research Institute, Australian Catholic University and St Vincent's Health Australia Sydney, NSW, Australia; Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, NSW, Australia.
⁴ School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁶ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University, Watson, ACT, Australia.
⁷ Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Australian Capital Territory Pathology, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Comment

Brett G Mitchell et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Aug.

. 2019 Aug;19(8):808-809.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30349-4.

¹ Clinical Education Centre and Faculty of Arts, Nursing and Theology, Avondale College of Higher Education, Sydney, NSW 2076, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: brett.mitchell@avondale.edu.au.
² School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Infectious Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Nursing Research Institute, Australian Catholic University and St Vincent's Health Australia Sydney, NSW, Australia; Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, NSW, Australia.
⁴ School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁵ Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁶ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University, Watson, ACT, Australia.
⁷ Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Australian Capital Territory Pathology, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

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