By Ethan Covey
The use of a coordinated, regional infection prevention strategy consisting of antiseptic soap and nasal ointment can reduce infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), as well as hospitalizations, deaths and hospital costs for patients in hospitals and residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities (JAMA 2024 Apr 1. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2759).
According to the CDC, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur in the United States each