Reduction of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage in health care professionals by treatment with a nonantibiotic, alcohol-based nasal antiseptic.

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Abstract

Antibiotics used to reduce nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in patients before admission are inappropriate for carriage reduction on a regular basis within a hospital community. Effective nonantibiotic alternatives for daily use in the nares will allow reduction of this bacterial source to be addressed.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Infect Control

Title: American journal of infection control

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1527-3296

ISSN (Print): 0196-6553

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2014

Volume: 42

Issue: 8

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

[2 ] Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

[3 ] Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

[4 ] Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Electronic address: nguyensh@musc.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: S0196-6553(14)00651-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.008

PubMed ID: 24881497

SO-VID: 8f928dc5-6839-4544-b774-d8077f5f0c3e

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Keywords: Bacterial burden,Ethanol,Infection control,Nasal colonization

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Keywords: Bacterial burden, Ethanol, Infection control, Nasal colonization

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