Home hygiene battle against superbug infections

NCT ID NCT02572791

Summary

This study tested whether combining personal hygiene routines with household cleaning could prevent recurring MRSA skin infections in families. Researchers enrolled 835 children with recent MRSA infections and their household members. They compared three approaches: personal hygiene only, household cleaning only, and a combination of both, to see which best reduced infections over nine months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • St. Louis Children's Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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