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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Nasal decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus and the risk of surgical site infection after surgery: a meta-analysis

 

First author

Year

Country

Design

Types of surgery

Number

Age

Intervention

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