Infection clinical trials at UC Irvine

• Project PROTECT: Protecting Nursing Homes From Infections and Hospitalization

  open to eligible people ages 18 years and up

  This is a cluster-randomized trial of nursing homes to assess whether decolonization with routine chlorhexidine bathing and periodic use of nasal antiseptics can reduce hospitalizations associated with infections, antibiotic utilization, and multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) prevalence. The comparator arm will be routine bathing care.

  Garden Grove, California and other locations

Last updated: June 2019