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Decolonization of orthopedic surgical team S. aureus carriers: impact on surgical-site infections

BACKGROUND: Orthopedic surgical-site infection (SSI), mostly due to S. aureus, is recognized as a major adverse event. This research aims to verify the usefulness of surgical team decolonization in order to reduce the risk of surgical-site infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed swabs of both...

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Autores principales: Portigliatti Barbos, M., Mognetti, Barbara, Pecoraro, S., Picco, W., Veglio, V.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20119678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-010-0081-3