The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Decolonization in Nursing Homes to Prevent Infection and Hospitalization.
Nursing home residents are at high risk for infection, hospitalization, and colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms. ⋯ In nursing homes, universal decolonization with chlorhexidine and nasal iodophor led to a significantly lower risk of transfer to a hospital due to infection than routine care. (Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Protect ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03118232.).