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Can nasal Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization prior to elective total joint arthroplasty reduce surgical site and prosthesis-related infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Nasal Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) screening and decolonization has been widely used to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) prior to total knee and hip arthroplasty (TKA and THA). However, it remains considerably controversial. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether this...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Xingyang, Sun, Xiaobo, Zeng, Yuqing, Feng, Wenjun, Li, Jie, Zeng, Jianchun, Zeng, Yirong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7031963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32075670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-01601-0