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Nasal Iodophor vs Nasal Mupirocin With Chlorhexidine Baths to Prevent Infections in Adult ICUs

Nasal Iodophor vs Nasal Mupirocin With Chlorhexidine Baths to Prevent Infections in Adult ICUs

FromJAMA Author Interviews


Nasal Iodophor vs Nasal Mupirocin With Chlorhexidine Baths to Prevent Infections in Adult ICUs

FromJAMA Author Interviews

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nasal mupirocin plus chlorhexidine baths in ICUs prevents methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections but raises concern about antibiotic resistance. JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, speaks with Susan Huang, MD, of University of California, Irvine, about a study comparing iodophor vs mupirocin with chlorhexidine bathing for ICU-attributable S aureus clinical cultures. Related Content: Nasal Iodophor Antiseptic vs Nasal Mupirocin Antibiotic in the Setting of Chlorhexidine Bathing to Prevent Infections in Adult ICUs
Released:
Oct 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Interviews with leading researchers and thinkers in health care about practice-changing research, innovations, and the most pressing issues facing medicine and health care today from JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.