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Mupirocin prophylaxis for the prevention of nosocomial infections due to nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus is of no use in nonsurgical patients as yet

Abstract:: Objective. To assess the efficacy of mupirocin prophylaxis in preventing nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus infections in nonsurgical patients. Design. Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre trial. Method. In three tertiary-care university hospitals and one peripheral teaching hospital, 1602 culture-proven nasal S. aureus carriers hospitalized on nonsurgical wards were treated with mupirocin 2% nasal ointment (n = 793) or placebo ointment (n = 809), twice daily for 5 days, sta...
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Wertheim, H., Vos, M., Ott, A., Voss, A., Kluytmans, J., Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C., Meester, M., Van Keulen, P., & Verbrugh, H. (2016). Mupirocin prophylaxis for the prevention of nosocomial infections due to nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus is of no use in nonsurgical patients as yet. Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde, 149(7), 350–355.

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Wertheim, H., et al. “Mupirocin Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections Due to Nasal Carriers of Staphylococcus Aureus Is of No Use in Nonsurgical Patients as Yet.” Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde, vol. 149, no. 7, 2016, pp. 350–55.

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Wertheim, H, M Vos, A Ott, A Voss, J Kluytmans, C Vandenbroucke-Grauls, M Meester, P Van Keulen, and H Verbrugh. 2016. “Mupirocin Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections Due to Nasal Carriers of Staphylococcus Aureus Is of No Use in Nonsurgical Patients as Yet.” Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 149 (7): 350–55.
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Journal:: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume:: 149
Issue:: 7
Pages:: 350-355
Publication date:: 2005-02-12
ISSN:: 0028-2162
Source identifiers:: 95100

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Language:: Dutch; Flemish
Pubs id:: pubs:95100
UUID:: uuid:caaefcd9-2975-412d-a4b3-574b6a72576c
Local pid:: pubs:95100
Deposit date:: 2012-12-20

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