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Since the most important vector of S. aureus is the hands of health care workers, meticulous hand-washing is the most effective means of reducing its incidence within an institution. Culture-positive patients should not automatically be treated with vancomycin. The regimen of dicloxacillin, rifampin, and mupirocin is appropriate for treatment of patients with recurrent infections. Mask and gown use is not necessary. Flowering houseplants may harbor mold and Pseudomonas and should be avoided in intensive care units.
Ref: Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Isselbacher KJ, et al (eds): Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, ed 14. McGraw-Hill, 1998, p 883.
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