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Prospective, Randomized Trial of<br />

S. <strong>aureus</strong> decolonization<br />

• Multicenter, prospective placebo controlled trial of<br />

6,771 patients between 2005 and 2007<br />

– Intervention was rtPCR screening with nasal<br />

mupirocin/chlorhexidine bath for positive patients<br />

• 808 positive patients had surgery<br />

– 4 deep infections (0.9%) occurred in the treated group<br />

– 16 infections (4.4%) occurred in the placebo group<br />

» RR 0.21; 95% CI = 0.07-0.62<br />

– LOS 1.8 days shorter in the treated group (p=0.04)<br />

– Time to infection was shorter in the placebo group<br />

(p=0.005) LGM Bode et al. NEJM 362: 9-17, 2010

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