MSSA Octenisan® Treatment Guidance (Mupirocin Nasal Ointment)
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Why do I need MSSA decolonisation?
Your MSSA swabs have shown you are colonised with MSSA. This means that you have MSSA on your skin and/or in your nose, but this is currently causing you no harm.
What treatment do I need?
You have been provided with the treatment you need to clear the MSSA. Please follow these instructions carefully, to maximise successful treatment.
What happens after the treatment?
On any subsequent admission you may be screened and offered treatment again for some procedures.
If your swabs are MSSA negative we will not contact you.
If your swabs are MSSA positive you will be contacted to arrange further treatment.
To be completed by patient daily during treatment
| Octenisan® body wash | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
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Octenisan® five-day antimicrobial wash protocol
For showering or hair washing, simply use Octenisan® in the same way as other shampoo and body wash.
- You should wash your body every day and hair on alternate days, as detailed below.
- Apply Octenisan® undiluted onto a disposable clean, damp washcloth, of which you are the only user.
- Apply evenly all over your body and hair, leave for one minute and wash off.
It is important to leave the Octenisan® on your body for the recommended one minute before washing off.
To be completed by patient daily during treatment
| Nasal ointment | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
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Mupirocin 2% Nasal Ointment (Bactroban®)
Please read the patient information leaflet included in the box with the Mupirocin® nasal ointment before you begin to use it.
Apply to the inside of both nostrils three times day for five days. The nasal ointment is to be applied to each nostril as described in the patient information leaflet.
Following application of the nasal ointment to the inside of the nostrils, it is important that the outside of the nose is massaged well. This will ensure the treatment is effective. You may be able to taste the nasal ointment.
If being treated at home, please bring any remaining Octenisan® bodywash or Mupirocin 2% nasal ointment into hospital with you.
Contact numbers
We hope that you have found this information useful. If you have any questions or are worried about anything, please speak to the following Dorset County Hospital staff:
Pre-assessment team: 01305 254222
Infection Prevention Management team: 01305 253279
About this leaflet
Author Gloria Moss, Infection Prevention & Control Specialist Nurse
Written: August 2015
Updated and approved: February 2023
Review date: February 2026
Edition: v2
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