854. Infection Prevention vs. Antimicrobial Stewardship: Does Nasal Povidone-Iodine Interfere with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening?

BACKGROUND: As part of universal decolonization, intensive care unit (ICU) patients may receive intranasal mupirocin to reduce MRSA infections. However, due to concerns about widespread use of mupirocin promoting resistance, some have proposed a bactericidal antiseptic, povidone-iodine (P-I), as an...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Cecelia K, Zent, Robie, Schneck, Elyse, Flynn, Cynthia E, Drees, Marci
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777276/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1043

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