Reduction of periprosthetic Staphylococcus aureus infection by preoperative screening and decolonization of nasal carriers undergoing total knee arthroplasty

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the establishment of a preoperative screening and decolonization protocol for Staphylococcus aureus carriers undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) could decrease the incidence of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) caused by this microorga...

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Autores principales: Pelfort, Xavier, Romero, Alba, Brugués, Montserrat, García, Amparo, Gil, Sergi, Marrón, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6938997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31537434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2019.08.014

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6938997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31537434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2019.08.014

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