A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Over the past ten years MRSA has become endemic in hospitals and is associated with increased healthcare costs. Critically ill patients are most at risk, in part because of the number of invasive therapies that they require in the in...

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Main Authors: Lavery Gavin G, Trinder T John, Alderdice Fiona A, McMullan Ronan, Blackwood Bronagh, Thompson Gillian, McAuley Danny F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/161