The Value of Whole Body Washing With Chlorhexidine for the Eradication of MRSA - a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blinded Clinical Trial
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interventional
100
1 country
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Study Start
January 2001
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Primary Completion
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April 2004
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether whole body washing with chlorhexidine in combination with mupirocine nasal ointment is effective in the eradication of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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April 2004
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December 15, 2005
Actual (reported)December 16, 2005
Actual (reported)efficacy of a whole body treatment with chlorhexidine in eradicating overall MRSA carriage
development of MRSA infection
tolerance to the antiseptic whole body treatment
University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
Wendt C, Schinke S, Wurttemberger M, Oberdorfer K, Bock-Hensley O, von Baum H. Value of whole-body washing with chlorhexidine for the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sep;28(9):1036-43. doi: 10.1086/519929. Epub 2007 Jul 3.
Constanze Wendt, MD, MSc
Hygiene-Institut University Hospital Heidelberg
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December 15, 2005
First Posted
December 16, 2005
Study Start
January 2001
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Study Completion
April 2004
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December 16, 2005
Record last verified: 2004-04
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