chlorhexidine

chlorhexidine /chlor·hex·i·dine/ (klor-heks´ĭ-dēn) an antibacterial effective against a wide variety of gram-negative and gram-positive organisms; used also as the acetate ester, as a preservative for eyedrops, and as the gluconate or hydrochloride salt, as a topical anti-infective.

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chlorhexidine

[-hek′sidēn]

an antimicrobial agent used as a surgical scrub, hand rinse, and topical antiseptic. It is effective against gram-positive organisms, gram-negative organisms, aerobes, facultative anaerobes, and yeast.

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chlorhexidine [klor-hek´sĭ-dēn]

an antibacterial compound used in antimicrobial skin cleansers for surgical scrub, preoperative skin preparation, and cleansing skin wounds.

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chlorhexidine (CHX) gluconate,

n brand names: Peridex, PerioGard;
drug class: antiinfective oral rinse;
action: absorbed by tooth surfaces, dental plaque, and oral mucosa; sustained reduction of plaque organisms;
uses: as a rinse as a part of treatment of periodontal disease, irrigation during periodontal procedures, and possibly as an aseptic prerinse before dental procedures.

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chlorhexidine

a bisbiguanide antiseptic with antibacterial, antifungal and some antiviral activity; used in skin cleansers for surgical scrub, preoperative skin preparation, cleansing skin wounds and teat dips. Used as the acetate, gluconate or hydrochloride salts. Proprietary names are Hibitane, Nolvasan.

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chlorhexidine digluconate

used as a sclerosing agent for chemical vasectomy in dogs.

chlorhexidine teat dip

0.5 to 1.0% chlorhexidine in polyvinylpyrrolidone or as 0.3% solution in water.

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antiseptic 

An agent that kills or prevents the growth of bacteria. This term is generally restricted to agents that are sufficiently non-toxic for superficial application to living tissues. These include the preservatives for eye drops and contact lens solutions. Examples of antiseptics are alcohol, benzalkonium chloride, cetrimide, chlorbutanol, chlorhexidine, hydrogen peroxide, thimerosal (or thiomersalate). Other agents that are too toxic to be applied to living tissues are called disinfectants and are used to sterilize instruments and apparatus. See disinfection; ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid; neutralization; sterilization.