A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol

BACKGROUND: Over the past ten years MRSA has become endemic in hospitals and is associated with increased healthcare costs. Critically ill patients are most at risk, in part because of the number of invasive therapies that they require in the intensive care unit (ICU). Washing with 5% tea tree oil (...

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Main Authors: Thompson, Gillian, Blackwood, Bronagh, McMullan, Ronan, Alderdice, Fiona A, Trinder, T John, Lavery, Gavin G, McAuley, Danny F
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Study Protocol
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2611995/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19040726
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-161
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