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Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.
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Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.

Comparison 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infection.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infection.

Comparison 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infection (High quality studies).
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infection (High quality studies).

Comparison 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infection.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infection.

Comparison 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infection (exclude Garcia).
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infection (exclude Garcia).

Comparison 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 3 Nosocomial S. aureus surgical site infection.
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Analysis 2.3

Comparison 2 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 3 Nosocomial S. aureus surgical site infection.

Comparison 3 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among dialysis patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections.
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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among dialysis patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections.

Comparison 4 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among CAPD patients: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections.
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Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4 Nosocomial S. aureus infections among CAPD patients: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin, Outcome 1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections.

Comparison 5 Mortality among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Mortality.
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Analysis 5.1

Comparison 5 Mortality among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage, Outcome 1 Mortality.

Comparison 6 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control, Outcome 1 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus.
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Analysis 6.1

Comparison 6 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control, Outcome 1 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus.

Comparison 6 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control, Outcome 2 Infection rate caused by other gram‐positive micro‐organisms than S. aureus.
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Analysis 6.2

Comparison 6 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control, Outcome 2 Infection rate caused by other gram‐positive micro‐organisms than S. aureus.

Comparison 6 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control, Outcome 3 Infection rate caused by gram‐negative micro‐organisms.
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Analysis 6.3

Comparison 6 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control, Outcome 3 Infection rate caused by gram‐negative micro‐organisms.

Comparison 7 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin, Outcome 1 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus.
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Analysis 7.1

Comparison 7 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin, Outcome 1 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus.

Comparison 1. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Nosocomial S. aureus infection Show forest plot

8

3374

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.55 [0.43, 0.70]

2 Nosocomial S. aureus infection (High quality studies) Show forest plot

4

2909

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.69 [0.47, 1.00]

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Comparison 1. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage
Comparison 2. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Nosocomial S. aureus infection Show forest plot

4

1372

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.55 [0.34, 0.88]

2 Nosocomial S. aureus infection (exclude Garcia) Show forest plot

3

1307

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.56 [0.34, 0.91]

3 Nosocomial S. aureus surgical site infection Show forest plot

4

1374

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.63 [0.38, 1.04]

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Comparison 2. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among surgical patients with S. aureus nasal carriage
Comparison 3. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among dialysis patients with S. aureus nasal carriage

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections Show forest plot

2

302

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.44 [0.32, 0.62]

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Comparison 3. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among dialysis patients with S. aureus nasal carriage
Comparison 4. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among CAPD patients: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Nosocomial S. aureus infections Show forest plot

1

22

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.42 [0.04, 3.95]

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Comparison 4. Nosocomial S. aureus infections among CAPD patients: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin
Comparison 5. Mortality among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Mortality Show forest plot

4

2161

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.91 [0.64, 1.31]

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Comparison 5. Mortality among patients with S. aureus nasal carriage
Comparison 6. Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus Show forest plot

3

1393

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.38 [1.11, 1.72]

2 Infection rate caused by other gram‐positive micro‐organisms than S. aureus Show forest plot

2

148

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.88 [0.55, 1.41]

3 Infection rate caused by gram‐negative micro‐organisms Show forest plot

2

148

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.65 [0.78, 3.47]

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Comparison 6. Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: mupirocin compared with control
Comparison 7. Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus Show forest plot

1

22

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.33 [0.64, 2.79]

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Comparison 7. Infection rate caused by other micro‐organisms than S. aureus: a comparison of mupirocin to neomycin