A large multi-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA Healthcare, and the University of California, Irvine has found that a nasal ...

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. BACTROBAN nasal ointment contains the active ingredient mupirocin ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 12 (UPI) -- An antibiotic ointment applied to the nose prior to surgery dramatically reduces the rate of so-called "staph" infections, which are considered a serious problem in ...

Researchers at New York University Hospital Center in New York City found 86 percent of patients correctly applied a nasal ointment for S. aureus colonization treatment for five days prior to surgery ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mupirocin treatment effectively induced primary Staphylococcus aureus decolonization in 85% to 100% of infants ...

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 ...

To our knowledge, this is the first report of a pharmacy program implemented to improve the outcomes of an S. aureus decolonization protocol. After implementation of the program, adherence to nasal ...