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Double-swab 5% versus single-swab 10% iodophor for reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with routine chlorhexidine bathing.

Lauren T HeimLoren G MillerRaveena D SinghJames A McKinnellTabitha D CatunaMarlene EstevezKaye D EvansTom K TjoaGabrielle M GussinShaun D DahlLinda BudyEllena M PetersonSusan S Huang
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
In a prospective cohort study, we compared a 2-swabs-per-nostril 5% iodophor regimen with a 1-swab-per-nostril 10% iodophor regimen on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in nursing-home residents. Compared with baseline, both single-swab and double-swab regimens resulted in an identical 40% reduction in nasal carriage and 60% reduction in any carriage, skin or nasal.
Keyphrases
  • methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • chronic rhinosinusitis
  • clinical practice
  • soft tissue
  • surgical site infection