Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Nasal Carriers ofStaphylococcus aureus
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Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.
BACKGROUND Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus are at increased risk for health care-associated infections with this organism. Decolonization of nasal and extranasal sites on hospital admission may reduce this risk. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial, we assessed whether rapid identification of S. aureus nasal carriers by means of a real-time poly...
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عنوان ژورنال: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0808939