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Review of Mupirocin<br />

Decolonization<br />

• Nasal carriage of S. <strong>aureus</strong> is a defined risk<br />

factor for subsequent infection in patients<br />

• 8 studies compared mupirocin with placebo<br />

or with no treatment: Statistically significant<br />

reduction in the rate of S. <strong>aureus</strong> infection<br />

associated with intranasal mupirocin (RR<br />

0.55, 95% CI = 0.43 to 0.70)<br />

M van Rijen et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008,<br />

Issue 4. Art.No.:CD006216.

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