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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 43(12): 1937-1939, 2022 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34433509
RESUMO
In a prospective cohort study, we compared a 2-swabs-per-nostril 5% iodophor regimen with a 1-swab-per-nostril 10% iodophor regimen on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in nursing-home residents. Compared with baseline, both single-swab and double-swab regimens resulted in an identical 40% reduction in nasal carriage and 60% reduction in any carriage, skin or nasal.