Randomized Trial of “Bleach Baths” Plus Routine Hygienic Measures vs Routine Hygienic Measures Alone for Prevention of Recurrent Infections

Children with probable community-associated Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue or invasive infections were randomized to routine daily hygienic measures with or without "bleach baths" twice a week for 3 months. Within 12 months, a medically attended recurrence occurred in 84 of 495 (17%) children using bleach baths compared to 103 of 492 (21%) of control participants (P =...