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

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 hospit...

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Principais autores: Wertheim, H, Vos, M, Ott, A, Voss, A, Kluytmans, J, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C, Meester, M, Van Keulen, P, Verbrugh, H
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:Dutch; Flemish
Publicado em: 2005