Unselective use of intranasal mupirocin ointment for controlling propagation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a thoracic surgery ward

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 231-233

  Mori, Namiko ^a,b   Hitomi, Shigemi ^a   Nakajima, Jun ^a   Okuzumi, Katsuko ^a   Murakami, Arata ^a   Kimura, Satoshi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Gifu College of Nursing   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infection control; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Mupirocin; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RECOVERY ROOM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD; THORAX SURGERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 27644517262     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-005-0396-9     Document Type: Article

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