A Double-blind Randomized Trial of Oral Chlorhexidine Gluconate for Treatment of Oral Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Healthy Children

By afschroeder • March 19, 2026

Liu L, Launer B, Flores E, Tchakalian G, Kreiswirth B, Bolaris M, Kim T, Young KD, Miller LG. A Double-blind Randomized Trial of Oral Chlorhexidine Gluconate for Treatment of Oral Staphylococcus aureusColonization in Healthy Children. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 18;13(3):ofag072. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofag072. PMID: 41846597; PMCID: PMC12989745.

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