Using nasal povidone-iodine to prevent bloodstream infections and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus among haemodialysis patients: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trial protocol

• David Pegues,
• Marin L Schweizer,
• Ana-Monica Racila,
• Amy M J O'Shea,
• Rajeshwari Nair,
• Kimberly Dukes,
• Loreen A Herwaldt,
• Linda Boyken,
• Daniel Diekema,
• Melissa A Ward,
• Jason Cobb,
• Jesse Jacob,
• Susan Bleasdale,
• Anitha Vijayan,
• Anubha Mutneja,
• Mony Fraer,
• Debra O'Connell-Moore,
• Pam Tolomeo,
• Minerva Mendez,
• Erin Jaworski

Affiliations

David Pegues

Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Marin L Schweizer

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Ana-Monica Racila

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Amy M J O'Shea

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Rajeshwari Nair

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Kimberly Dukes

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Loreen A Herwaldt

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Linda Boyken

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Daniel Diekema

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Melissa A Ward

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Jason Cobb

Renal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Jesse Jacob

Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Susan Bleasdale

Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Anitha Vijayan

Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Anubha Mutneja

Division of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Mony Fraer

Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Debra O'Connell-Moore

Clinical Research Unit, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Pam Tolomeo

Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Minerva Mendez

Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Erin Jaworski

Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA