. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Jul;31(7):766–768. doi: 10.1086/653615

Table 2.

Approach to MRSA Decolonization in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Participants that attempt decolonization of MRSA colonized or infected neonates, number (% of participants)	34 (37%)
Decolonization regimens include^a
Mupirocin alone	19 (56%)
Mupirocin and a topical antiseptic bath	11 (32%)
Mupirocin and systemic antibiotic	2 (6%)
Mupirocin, a topical antiseptic bath, and systemic antibiotics	1 (3%)

Values reported as number (% of those that attempt decolonization) unless otherwise stated.

One participant did not specify a decolonization regimen.