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MRSA Preoperative Care

Recommendations for Preoperative Care:

1) Patient must wash torso for 3 consecutive days prior to surgery with Hibiclens 4% solution.

2) Patient will take a q-tip to apply Bactroban in circular motion to bilateral nares twice a day for 5 consecutive days prior to surgery. Please use a new q-tip for each nares each time.

Both these medications will be precribed for you by your provider.

St. Louis Children's Hospital is affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine.

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