Modern Medicine

To stop MRSA's spread at hospitals, decontaminate all ICU patients

Infections acquired from health care facilities are a public health priority for U.S.  officials, given about one out of every 20 hospital patients will contract an infection they didn't come in with.

The decontamination method worked like this: For up to five days, 26,000 ICU patients got a nose swab twice a day with bacteria-fighting ointment, plus once-daily bathing with antiseptic wipes.
The researchers found washing everyone with antiseptic wipes and giving them antibiotic nose ointment made patients over 40 percent less likely to get a bloodstream infection of any type tan patients who had been screened and isolated for MRSA.

And Joseph Lister screams and twists in his grave.