Surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery: the effect of mupirocin nasal ointment in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 35: 353–8. MEDLINE 11.

In the cluster-randomized noninferiority trial, investigators randomized 801,668 ICU patients at 137 US hospitals to receive universal decolonization with nasal mupirocin (an antibiotic ointment) plus ...

To improve treatment adherence, a pharmacy-driven program was established to create a collaborative agreement allowing pharmacists to order mupirocin if the nasal swab tested positive for S.

An antibiotic ointment is also provided for the nose to remove common bacteria that can produce infection ... The protocol should continue for patients being transferred for procedures in radiology ...