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Double-swab 5% versus single-swab 10% iodophor for reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with routine chlorhexidine bathing

Heim, Lauren T;
Miller, Loren G;
Singh, Raveena D;
McKinnell, James A;
Catuna, Tabitha D;
Estevez, Marlene;
Evans, Kaye D;
Tjoa, Tom K;
Gussin, Gabrielle M;
Dahl, Shaun D;
Budy, Linda;
Peterson, Ellena M;
Huang, Susan S

UC Irvine Previously Published Works (2022)

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.

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