Are decontamination measures effective in preventing recurrent staphylococcal skin infection in children?

ScenarioA healthy 8-year-old boy presents with recurrent staphylococcal skin infections, frequently requiring surgical drainage. Decolonisation of the patient and whole family with nasal mupirocin and chlorhexidine washes has been suggested. His parents ask how effective this or other interventions...

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Published inArchives of disease in childhood Vol. 105; no. 6; pp. 603 - 607
Main Authors Pittet, Laure F, Curtis, Nigel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2020
Subjects
Baths
Burning
Children
Chlorhexidine
Clindamycin
Communicable Diseases
Control Groups
Decontamination
Drug resistance
Families & family life
Hygiene
Information Seeking
Mupirocin
Patient compliance
Patient education
Pediatrics
Recurrent infection
Search Strategies
Skin
Staphylococcus infections
United States > US
general paediatrics
dermatology
infectious diseases
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Summary:ScenarioA healthy 8-year-old boy presents with recurrent staphylococcal skin infections, frequently requiring surgical drainage. Decolonisation of the patient and whole family with nasal mupirocin and chlorhexidine washes has been suggested. His parents ask how effective this or other interventions are likely to be (or not to be).Structured clinical questionIn an otherwise healthy child with recurrent community-acquired staphylococcal skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) (patient), are decolonisation measures (intervention) over and above standard hygiene measures (comparator) effective in preventing recurrences (outcome)?
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ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2019-318735