# The Natural History of Community-Associated MRSA Infections and Decolonization Strategies

> **NCT00513799** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Washington University School of Medicine** · enrollment: 300 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Abscesses
- Furunculosis
- Staphylococcus Aureus
- Staphylococcal Skin Infections

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Mupirocin ointment
- **GENETIC:** Chlorhexidine showers
- **PROCEDURE:** Bleach baths (dilute)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Intensive education on personal hygiene

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00513799
- **Lead sponsor:** Washington University School of Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2007-03
- **Primary completion:** 2009-06
- **Final completion:** 2010-12
- **Target enrollment:** 300 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2015-07-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00513799

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00513799, "The Natural History of Community-Associated MRSA Infections and Decolonization Strategies". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00513799. Licensed CC0.

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