ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE2025
Decolonization of methicillin-resistant
Article in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Rethinking Preoperative MRSA/MSSA Screening Through Molecular Triage.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Decolonization of methicillin-resistantAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the efficacy of decolonization treatments given in Hospital District of Southwest Finland (HDSWF) in 2007-2016 and to analyze the key elements for successful decolonization treatment. Duration of follow-up varied from 12 to 15 months. Methods: All new MRSA cases detected between 2007 and 2016 in HDSWF (population 475,000) and their MRSA follow-up screening results within 12-15 months were retrospectively analyzed. This study focused on the outpatient carriers having received decolonization treatment during the study period. Results: Of the 983 MRSA cases detected during 2007-2016, 117 carriers went through decolonization treatment. Of those successfully followed up, 72/92 (78.3%) were successfully decolonized. Multisite carriage was a risk factor for unsuccessful decolonization. Conclusion: Decolonization treatment, including nasal mupirocin, chlorhexidine containing skin washes and in selected cases, also systemic antibiotics, was effective in outpatient settings, resulting in long-term clearance of the MRSA carriage.
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