Reduction in Inddence of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) Infection in an Intensive Care Unit: Role of Treatment With Mupirocin Ointment and Chlorhexidine Baths for Nasal Carriers of MRSA
Ana Maria Sandri(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Micheline Gisele Dalarosa(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Luciana Ruschel de Alcântara(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Laura da Silva Elias(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Alexandre Prehn Zavascki(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul)
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Abstract
After the introduction of routine treatment for every nasal carrier of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, active follow-up surveillance for nosocomial methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection was conducted for 5 years in an intensive care unit of a tertiary-care teaching hospital. There was a significant decrease in the incidence of nosocomial methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection during the later years of follow-up. Decolonization of nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant S. aureus is probably associated with such findings.
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