Table 3.
Body Site-Specific Colonization at Longitudinal Intervals by Intervention
| Intervention Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hygiene Education Only (%) |
Education + Mupirocin (%) |
Education + Mupirocin + Chlorhexidine (%) |
Education + Mupirocin + Bleach Baths (%) |
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Baseline Nasal Colonization |
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| Nasal Colonization at 1 | 24/52 (46) | 14/51 (27) | 13/49 (26) | 9/54 |
| Month | p=0.049a | p=0.041 | p=0.001 | |
| Nasal Colonization at 4 | 26/52 (50) | 12/51 (23) | 12/49 (24) | 8/54 (15) |
| Months | p=0.005 | p=0.008 | p<0.001 | |
| All participants randomized to receive mupirocin vs. controls: at 1 month p=0.002, at 4 months p<0.001 |
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Baseline Axilla Colonization |
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| Axilla Colonization at 1 | 5/19 (26) | 6/27 (22) | 4/22 (18) | 2/23 (9) |
| Month | NS | NS | NS | |
| Axilla Colonization at 4 | 4/19 (21) | 4/27 (15) | 3/22 (14) | 2/23 (9) |
| Months | NS | NS | NS | |
| Baseline Inguinal Colonization | ||||
| Inguinal Colonization at | 23/58 (40) | 16/50 (32) | 19/59 (32) | 8/56 (14) |
| 1 Month | NS | NS | p=0.002 | |
| Inguinal Colonization at | 15/58 (26) | 12/50 (24) | 18/59 (30) | 9/56 (16) |
| 4 Months | NS | NS | NS | |
| Participants randomized to bleach bath group vs. all others: at 1 month p=0.004, at 4 months p=0.10. Participants randomized to bleach bath group vs. participants randomized to chlorhexidine group: at 1 month p=0.02, at 4-months p=0.07. |
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NOTE. Data are no. (%) of participants unless otherwise noted. Abbreviations: NS, not significant.
a
P values shown are vs. education-only control unless otherwise noted.