Does the nose know? An update on MRSA decolonization strategies

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 455-464

  Abad, C L ^a   Pulia, M S ^b   Safdar, N ^c  

^a Section of Infectious Disease   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decolonization; Infection control; MRSA; Mupirocin

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; LAURIC ACID; LYSOSTAPHIN; OMIGANAN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RETAPAMULIN; TEA TREE OIL;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIOPHAGE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

EID: 84890803656     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-013-0364-y     Document Type: Review

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