Unlike many decolonization battles, Tanzania's freedom struggle was relatively peaceful, owing to its status as an administered international territory (from World War I) and TANU's commitment to participating in elections.
Several authors also used decolonization protocols on all preoperative patients but used surveillance to determine the duration of the decolonization.
Decolonization protocols which indiscriminately neutralize all bacteria may not be the best approach.
Concern exists regarding the frequent use of intranasal antibiotics in decolonization protocols.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two decolonization protocols for newly diagnosed MRSA colonization in hospitalized patients and to assess the impact of decolonization on the rate of MRSA infection.
There are also doubts regarding the effectiveness of decolonization without the use of topical intranasal antibiotics and the vast majority of studies use intranasal mupirocin in their decolonization protocols.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess the efficacy of MRSA decolonization and to evaluate the impact of two decolonization protocols on the rate of MRSA infection in patients newly diagnosed as colonized with MRSA.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of two decolonization protocols for newly diagnosed MRSA carriage in hospitalized patients and to assess the impact of decolonization on the rate of MRSA infection.
Preliminary trials suggest that M. alternifolia formulations may be effective in the treatment of acne and fungal infections, and in bacterial pathogen decolonization protocols [ 13].
Preoperative MRSA surveillance allows the selection of appropriate prophylactic antibiotics, the use of extended decolonization protocols in positive patients, and provides needed data for epidemiological studies.
