Randomized trial of "bleach baths" plus routine hygienic measures vs. routine hygienic measures alone for prevention of recurrent infections

Sheldon L Kaplan; Andrea Forbes; Wendy A Hammerman; Linda Lamberth; Kristina G Hulten; Charles G Minard; Edward O Mason

doi:10.1093/cid/cit764

Randomized trial of "bleach baths" plus routine hygienic measures vs. routine hygienic measures alone for prevention of recurrent infections

Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;58(5):679-82. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit764. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

Authors

Sheldon L Kaplan¹, Andrea Forbes, Wendy A Hammerman, Linda Lamberth, Kristina G Hulten, Charles G Minard, Edward O Mason

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics.

PMID: 24265356
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit764

Abstract

Children with probable community-associated Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue or invasive infections were randomized to routine daily hygienic measures with or without "bleach baths" twice a week for 3 months. Within 12 months, a medically attended recurrence occurred in 84 of 495 (17%) children using bleach baths compared to 103 of 492 (21%) of control participants (P = .15).

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; bleach bath; recurrent infections.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Baths / methods*
Child
Child, Preschool
Disinfectants / therapeutic use*
Disinfection / methods*
Female
Humans
Hygiene*
Infant
Male
Recurrence
Single-Blind Method
Sodium Hypochlorite / therapeutic use*
Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Disinfectants
Sodium Hypochlorite