Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative infections

N Engl J Med. 2002 Oct 10;347(15):1207-8; author reply 1207-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200210103471518.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Mupirocin / therapeutic use*
  • Nose / microbiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Mupirocin