Table 3.
Infection risk
| Control (n = 2726) |
CHG pretreatment (n = 991) |
Relative risk (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 (1.9%) | 3 (0.3%) | 6.3 (1.9–20.1) | 0.002 |
CHG = chlorhexidine gluconate; CI = confidence interval.
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