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A cost-effectiveness analysis of mupirocin and chlorhexidine gluconate for Staphylococcus aureus decolonization prior to hip and knee arthroplasty in Alberta, Canada compared to standard of care

BACKGROUND: While decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus reduces surgical site infection (SSI) rates following hip and knee arthroplasty, its cost-effectiveness is uncertain. We sought to examine the cost-effectiveness of a decolonization protocol for Staphylococcus aureus prior to hip and knee rep...

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Autores principales: Rennert-May, Elissa, Conly, John, Smith, Stephanie, Puloski, Shannon, Henderson, Elizabeth, Au, Flora, Manns, Braden
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6625116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31338160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0568-5