Preferred Label : Chlorhexidine Gluconate Skin Cleanser;
NCIt synonyms : Skin Cleanser with Chlorhexidine Gluconate;
NCIt definition : A skin cleanser containing chlorhexidine gluconate. Chlorhexidine gluconate is a biguanide
compound used as an antiseptic agent with topical antibacterial activity. Chlorhexidine
gluconate is positively charged and reacts with the negatively charged microbial cell
surface, thereby destroying the integrity of the cell membrane. Subsequently, chlorhexidine
gluconate penetrates the cell and causes leakage of intracellular components leading
to cell death.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1378659;
Origin ID : C168740;
UMLS CUI : C5239085;
Semantic type(s)
concept_is_in_subset