Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) Prevention in Military Trainees

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

This cluster-randomized prospective study will evaluate the effect of hygiene-based intervention strategies on the incidence of overall SSTI and MRSA-associated SSTI among military trainees. The proposed interventions used singly or in combination include standardized training and education, and weekly chlorhexidine showers.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Collaborator: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Methicillin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Trainees assigned to one of the six selected training battalions

• Trainees who present with an SSTI at the clinic or the hospital

• Provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fails to meet inclusion criteria