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Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Nasal Carriers ofStaphylococcus aureus

Author(s) -

L. Bode,

Jan Kluytmans,

Heiman Wertheim,

Diana Bogaers,

Christina M. J. E. VandenbrouckeGrauls,

R. Roosendaal,

Annet Troelstra,

Adrienne T.A. Box,

Andreas Voß,

Ingeborg van der Tweel,

Alex van Belkum,

Henri A. Verbrugh,

Martine De Vos

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0808939

Subject(s) - mupirocin , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , chlorhexidine , placebo , relative risk , confidence interval , staphylococcal infections , surgery , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , randomized controlled trial , nose , pathology , dentistry , alternative medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics

Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus are at increased risk for health care-associated infections with this organism. Decolonization of nasal and extranasal sites on hospital admission may reduce this risk.

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