Journal article
Tea tree oil as an alternative topical decolonization agent for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.46(3), pp.236-237
2000
Abstract
The combination of a 4% tea tree oil nasal ointment and 5% tea tree oil body wash was compared with a standard 2% mupirocin nasal ointment and triclosan body wash for the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage. The tea tree oil combination appeared to perform better than the standard combination, although the difference was not statistically significant due to the small number of patients.
Details
- Title
- Tea tree oil as an alternative topical decolonization agent for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Authors/Creators
- M. Caelli (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle AustraliaJ. Porteous (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle AustraliaC.F Carson (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaR. Heller (Author/Creator) - University of Newcastle AustraliaT.V. Riley (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
- Publication Details
- Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.46(3), pp.236-237
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005544974607891
- Copyright
- © 2000 The Hospital Infection Society
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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