Hygiene Strategies to Prevent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Among High-Risk Military Trainees | Zendy

Michael W. Ellis | Zendy; Carey D. Schlett | Zendy; Eugene V. Millar | Zendy; Kenneth J. Wilkins | Zendy; Katrina B. Crawford | Zendy; Stephanie M. Morrison-Rodriguez | Zendy; Laura A. Pacha | Zendy; Rachel Gorwitz | Zendy; Jeffrey B. Lanier | Zendy; David R. Tribble | Zendy

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Hygiene Strategies to Prevent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Among High-Risk Military Trainees

Author(s) -

Michael W. Ellis,

Carey D. Schlett,

Eugene V. Millar,

Kenneth J. Wilkins,

Katrina B. Crawford,

Stephanie M. Morrison-Rodriguez,

Laura A. Pacha,

Rachel Gorwitz,

Jeffrey B. Lanier,

David R. Tribble

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu166

Subject(s) - medicine , hygiene , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , staphylococcus aureus , chlorhexidine , cluster (spacecraft) , incidence (geometry) , hazard ratio , dentistry , pathology , physics , biology , bacteria , computer science , optics , genetics , programming language

Effective measures are needed to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in high-risk community settings. The study objective was to evaluate the effect of personal hygiene-based strategies on rates of overall SSTI and MRSA SSTI.

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