Intranasal Mupirocin to Prevent Postoperative Staphylococcus aureus Infections

M. Perl, Trish; J. Cullen, Joseph; P. Wenzel, Richard; Bridget Zimmerman, M.; A. Pfaller, Michael; Sheppard, Deborah; Twombley, Jennifer; French, Pamela; A. Herwaldt, Loreen

doi:10.1056/nejmoa003069

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Intranasal Mupirocin to Prevent Postoperative Staphylococcus aureus Infections

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 13, 2002

Authors:

Trish M. Perl

Joseph J. Cullen

Richard P. Wenzel

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus have an increased risk of surgical-site infections caused by that organism. Treatment with mupirocin ointment can reduce the rate of nasal carriage and may prevent postoperative S. aureus infections. METHODS: We conducted a randomized...

Subject

Mupirocin

Medicine

Staphylococcus aureus

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