Prophylactic intranasal mupirocin ointment in the treatment of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients

dc.contributor.authorSit, Dede
dc.contributor.authorKadiroglu, Ali Kemal
dc.contributor.authorKayabasi, Hasan
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, M. Emin
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T15:59:39Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T15:59:39Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of prophylactic intranasal mupirocin for peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). A total of 49 patients undergoing CAPD for at least 6 mo were followed for I year. A nasal smear was obtained from each patient at the beginning and end of the study. Intranasal mupirocin ointment was administered to the nares twice daily for 5 d every 4 wk in the mupirocin group. The frequency of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage was similar in both groups at the beginning, and S aureus was eradicated in 56.5% of patients in the mupirocin group; 29% of patients in the control group had negative nasal smear culture findings at the end of the study. Peritonitis episodes occurred at rates of 4.3% in the mupirocin group and 4.1% in the control group (P >.05). Prophylactic administration of intranasal mupirocin ointment was ineffective in reducing episodes of peritonitis.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF02849908
dc.identifier.endpage393en_US
dc.identifier.issn0741-238X
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid17565930
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34250797358
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage387en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/BF02849908
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/14191
dc.identifier.volume24en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000247571900020
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth Communications Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAdvances in Therapy
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectStaphylococcal Nasal Carriageen_US
dc.subjectMupirocinen_US
dc.subjectPeritonitisen_US
dc.subjectCapden_US
dc.titleProphylactic intranasal mupirocin ointment in the treatment of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patientsen_US
dc.titleProphylactic intranasal mupirocin ointment in the treatment of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients
dc.typeArticleen_US

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