Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers

S. Huang, Susan; Singh, Raveena; A. McKinnell, James; Park, Steven; Gombosev, Adrijana; J. Eells, Samantha; L. Gillen, Daniel; Kim, Diane; Rashid, Syma; Macias Gil, Raul; Bolaris, Michael; Tjoa, Thomas; Cao, Chenghua; S. Hong, Suzie; Lequieu, Jennifer; Cui, Eric; Chang, Justin; He, Jiayi; Evans, Kaye; M. Peterson, Ellena; Simpson, Gail; A. Robinson, Philip; Choi, Chester; Charles Bailey, L.; Leo, James; Amin, Alpesh; A. Goldmann, Donald; A. Jernigan, John; Platt, Richard; Septimus, Edward; A. Weinstein, Robert; K. Hayden, Mary; G. Miller, Loren

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1716771

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Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 13, 2019

Authors:

Susan S. Huang

Raveena Singh

James A. McKinnell

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hospitalized patients who are colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are at high risk for infection after discharge. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of postdischarge hygiene education, as compared with education plus decoloniza...

Subject

Medicine

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Internal medicine

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