The relationship of mean log10 colony counts and time from CHG bath. All patients tested had received at least one CHG bath approximately 24 hours before the pre-bath time.
Figure 2a (top): Relationship displayed by category of microbe isolated. Gram-positive organisms included coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp., Aerococcus sp., Micrococcus sp., and Enterococcus spp. Gram-negative organisms included Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii.
Figure 2b (bottom): Relationship for gram-positive organisms displayed by body site.
ABBREVIATION: CFUs, colony counts. VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. CHG, chlorhexidine digluconate.