Table 5.
Adherence to Decolonization Measures
| Intervention Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherencea to Measures | Hygiene Education Only |
Education + Mupirocin |
Education + Mupirocin + Chlorhexidine |
Education + Mupirocin + Bleach Baths |
| Hygiene Measures | 52/72 (72) | 50/72 (69) | 55/71 (78) | 46/68 (68) |
| Intranasal Mupirocin | -- | 68/72 (94) | 68/71 (96) | 65/68 (96) |
| Chlorhexidine | -- | -- | 63/70 (90) | -- |
| Bleach Baths | -- | -- | -- | 66/68 (97) |
| All Assigned Measures | 52/72 (72) | 46/72 (64) | 49/70 (70) | 42/68 (62) |
NOTE. Data are expressed as no. (%) of participants unless otherwise noted. There was not a statistically significant difference in compliance with the assigned regimens between participants in the four randomization arms.
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Adherence for each protocol component was defined as completion of 3 hygiene steps (discarding lotions in jars, not sharing personal hygiene items, and washing bed linens and towels in hot water); mupirocin application twice daily for 5 days; chlorhexidine body washes daily for 5 days; and bleach baths daily for 5 days.