The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers.
Hospitalized patients who are colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are at high risk for infection after discharge. ⋯ Postdischarge MRSA decolonization with chlorhexidine and mupirocin led to a 30% lower risk of MRSA infection than education alone. (Funded by the AHRQ Healthcare-Associated Infections Program and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01209234 .).