Reduction in acute gastroenteritis among military trainees: secondary effects of a hygiene-based cluster-randomized trial for skin and soft tissue infection prevention
Michael J D'Onofrio, Carey D Schlett, Eugene V Millar, Tianyuan Cui, Jeffrey B Lanier, Natasha N Law, David R Tribble, Michael W Ellis, Michael J D'Onofrio, Carey D Schlett, Eugene V Millar, Tianyuan Cui, Jeffrey B Lanier, Natasha N Law, David R Tribble, Michael W Ellis
Abstract
Military personnel in congregate settings are at increased risk for acute gastroenteritis., Personal hygiene (eg, frequent hand washing, hand sanitizers, etc.) remains a central strategy. A skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) prevention trial was conducted among military trainees. Trainees were randomized to 1 of 3 groups with incrementally increasing education- and hygiene-based measures. The principal components were promotion of hand washing in addition to a once-weekly application of a chlorhexidine-based body wash. Herein, we report the trial’s impact on acute gastroenteritis.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01105767.
Conflict of interest statement
Potential conflicts of interest: All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.
Source: PubMed