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Fifteen of 20 hemodialysis patients who carried Staphylococcus aureus
in their nares also carried the organism on their hands; 2 of 20 patie
nts who did not carry S aureus in their nares carried S aureus on thei
r hands (P<.001). Eighty-seven percent of patients who carried S aureu
s in their nares and on their hands carried the same strain at both si
tes. Intranasal mupirocin eliminated S aureus from both sites.