Hygiene strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections: A cluster-randomized controlled trial among high-risk military trainees

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1540-1548

  Ellis, Michael W ^a   Schlett, Carey D ^b   Millar, Eugene V ^b   Wilkins, Kenneth J ^c   Crawford, Katrina B ^b   Morrison Rodriguez, Stephanie M ^b   Pacha, Laura A ^d   Gorwitz, Rachel J ^e   Lanier, Jeffrey B ^f   Tribble, David R ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d U S ARMY   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Military; Skin and soft tissue infection; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SOLDIER; STANDARDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISINFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900446771     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu166     Document Type: Article

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