Is it worth screening elective orthopaedic patients for carriage of Staphylococcus aureus? A part-retrospective case–control study in a Scottish hospital

BACKGROUND: With recent focus on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) has been overlooked. MSSA infections are costly and debilitating in orthopaedic surgery. METHODS: We broadened MRSA screening to include MSSA for elective orthopaed...

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Autores principales: Dancer, Stephanie J, Christison, Fraser, Eslami, Attaolah, Gregori, Alberto, Miller, Roslyn, Perisamy, Kumar, Robertson, Chris, Graves, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Health Economics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5020861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27601492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011642

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5020861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27601492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011642

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