| First author | Year | Country | Design | Types of surgery | Number | Age | Intervention |
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1 | Akira | 2006 | Japan | RCT | Endoscopic gastrostomy | 48 | 73–74 | Mupirocin, arbekacin, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim vs untreated |
2 | Xavier | 2018 | Germany | RCT | Lung cancer surgery | 450 | 49–9 | Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) vs placebo |
3 | Laura | 2014 | American | RCT | Lung cancer surgery | 365 | 55.5–77.9 | Chlorhexidine vs untreated |
4 | Guy | 2016 | Israel | RCT | Cesarean section | 568 | 26.8–37.4 | Mupirocin vs control |
5 | Albertine | 1998 | Netherlands | RCT | Orthopedics | 100 | 18 vs 10 | Mupirocin vs control |
6 | Michael | 2014 | American | RCT | Arthroplasty or spine fusion | 1697 | 19.1–93.2 | Mupirocin vs iodine |
7 | Nalini | 2008 | American | RCT | Joint arthroplasty | 1377 | NA | Mupirocin vs TJA |
8 | Helena | 2018 | Australia | RCT | Dermatological closures | 142 | 55.2–77.4 | Cephalexin vs placebo |
9 | Saleh | 2016 | Sweden | RCT | Dermatological closures | 40 | 45-92 | PHMB-based solution vs sterile water |
10 | Shuman | 2012 | American | RCT | Head and neck surgery | 84 | 57.5–58.14 | Topical antimicrobial decolonization vs standard prophylaxis alone |
11 | Talesh | 2017 | Iran | RCT | Head and neck surgery | 44 | 19.7–45.3 | Mupirocin vs untreated |
12 | Yee | 2013 | Australia. | RCT | Mohs micrographic surgery | 738 | 64–67 | Mupirocin vs untreated |
13 | Berg | 2004 | American | RCT | Cardiac surgery | 296 | 54.4–72.2 | Clarithromycin vs placebo |
14 | Konvalinka | 2006 | Canada | RCT | Cardiac surgery | 257 | 51.7–73.3 | Mupirocin vs placebo |
15 | Zibari | 1997 | American | RCT | Thrombectomized grafts surgery | 408 | 17–81 | Vancomycin vs not vancomycin |
16 | Andenaes | 1996 | Norway | RCT | Orthopedics | 339 | 24 | Azithromycin vs placebo |
17 | Bode | 2016 | Netherlands | RCT | Cardiac surgery | 793 | NA | Mupirocin vs placebo |
18 | Kalmeijer | 2002 | Netherlands | RCT | Orthopedics | 614 | 48.1–77.3 | Mupirocin vs placebo |
19 | Kluytmans | 1998 | Netherlands | RCT | Lung cancer surgery | 816 | NA | Chlorhexidine vs placebo |
20 | Smith | 2019 | Australia | RCT | Mohs micrographic surgery | 1350 | 51–81 | Mupirocin vs untreated |