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Does universal nasal/skin decolonization in nursing homes affect risk factors for MRSA carriage?

Background: A regional decolonization intervention (SHIELD-OC) involving universal chlorhexidine for routine bathing and 5 days of twice-daily nasal iodophor every other week in nursing homes (NHs) recently demonstrated marked reductions in multidrug-resistant organisms, all-cause hospitalizations,...

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Autores principales: Gussin, Gabrielle, Singh, Raveena D., Tjoa, Thomas, McKinnell, James A., Miller, Loren, Huang, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10594228/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.332