A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Topical Polysporin Triple Compound Versus Topical Mupirocin for the Eradication of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Complex Continuing Care Population
oleh: S O’Grady, Z Hirji, B Pejcic-Karapetrovic, S Fung, H Dedier, J Takata-Shewchuk, K Zhang, J Conly
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| Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2009-01-01 |
Deskripsi
BACKGROUND: Intranasal mupirocin or Polysporin Triple (PT) ointment (polymyxin B, bacitracin, gramicidin), in combination with chlorhexidine body washes, have been used for eradicating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), but no comparative studies have been done.