SAN DIEGO, CA—Clinicians should consider nasal povidone-iodine as an alternative to nasal mupirocin ointment to reduce risk of deep Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections (SSI) following ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. & ORANGE, Calif. & ATLANTA & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A large multi-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with hay fever, a nasal ointment containing the antibiotic mupirocin can eliminate Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in the nose, but this does not improve ...

In what may be the largest clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents in preventing surgical wound and hospital-based infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, scientists ...

Treating Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients prior to surgery is a common step to prevent surgical site infections, but patients do not always follow the multistep application instructions ...

January 6, 2010 — Rapid screening and decolonizing of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers on admission reduces hospital-acquired, surgical-site S aureus infections, according to the results of a ...

June 13, 2002 -- Intranasal mupirocin reduces post-operative Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients who were nasal carriers preoperatively, according to results of a trial reported in the June 13 ...

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Mupirocin (as calcium) 2%. <3months: not recommended. ≥3months: Apply small amount 3 times daily for 10 days. May use gauze dressing. Reevaluate if no response in 3–5 days. Avoid eyes. Nasal use in ...

Infants aged younger than 2 years treated in eight NICUs were screened for nasal S. aureus colonization. Those who were colonized and were eligible for the study (n = 155) were randomly assigned to ...

Mupirocin topical ointment is available as a brand-name drug. It’s also available as a generic drug. Brand name: Centany. Mupirocin comes as an ointment and as a cream you apply to your skin.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. & ORANGE, Calif. & ATLANTA & BOSTON, Oct. 10, 2023 – A large multi-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA ...