DEVICES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE PROPAGATION OF MRSA, STAPH AND OTHER INFECTIONS THAT COLONIZE IN THE NOSE

摘要

A method for reducing the spread of bacterial infections includes identifying a group of individuals at risk of an infection that colonizes in the nose, determining whether any individuals can be excluded, designating an individual or group of individuals who will receive treatment, providing a strip, mask, and/or clip, the strip, mask, and/or clip having an effective amount of antimicrobial agent capable of eradicating some or all of a colony of bacteria in, on, and around the nose, the strip, mask, and/or clip is applied to the nose of the individual or group.