Decolonization with nasal mupirocin was
not included during the study period. The purpose of
this study was to expand the intervention of the bathing
protocol to 5 ICUs at our hospital by using CHG bathing
and a bath-basin protocol and to examine its impact on
the acquisition of MRSA in our patients. Our goals were
(1) to determine if there was a difference in MRSA acquisition
between soap-and-water baths and CHG bathing,
and (2) to examine the cost differences between CHG
bathing using the bath-basin method versus using
prepackaged CHG-impregnated washcloths