Editing Chlorhexidine (section)

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Chlorhexidine gluconate is used as a skin cleanser for surgical scrubs, as a cleanser for skin wounds, for preoperative skin preparation, and for germicidal hand rinses.<ref name="tox" /> Chlorhexidine [[eye drop]]s have been used as a treatment for eyes affected by [[Acanthamoeba keratitis|''Acanthamoeba'' keratitis]].<ref name="Alkharashi">{{cite journal | vauthors = Alkharashi M, Lindsley K, Law HA, Sikder S | title = Medical interventions for acanthamoeba keratitis | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2015 | issue = 2 | pages = CD010792 | date = February 2015 | pmid = 25710134 | pmc = 4730543 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD010792.pub2 }}</ref>

Chlorhexidine is a very effective antiseptic and its use is growing in the world for treating the umbilical cord. A 2015 [[Cochrane review]] has yielded high-quality evidence that within the community setting, chlorhexidine skin or cord care can reduce the incidence of [[omphalitis]] (inflammation of the [[umbilical cord]]) by 50% and neonatal mortality by 12%.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Sinha A, Sazawal S, Pradhan A, Ramji S, Opiyo N | title = Chlorhexidine skin or cord care for prevention of mortality and infections in neonates | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2015 | issue = 3 | pages = CD007835 | date = March 2015 | pmid = 25739381 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD007835.pub2 | s2cid = 16586836 | pmc = 10638659 }}</ref>