Feasibility and acceptability of intranasal povidone iodine decolonization among orthopedic trauma surgery patients

• Main Authors: Marin Schweizer (Author), Loreen Herwaldt (Author), Linda Boyken (Author), Jean Pottinger (Author), Rachel Quinn (Author), Daniel Diekema (Author), Fiona Armstrong Pavlik (Author), Melissa Ward (Author), Poorani Sekar (Author), Michael Willey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nasal decolonization significantly decreases the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus surgical-site infections (SSIs). Patient adherence with self-administration of a decolonization ointment (ie, mupirocin) is low, especially among patients having urgent surgery. Povidone-iodine decoloniza...