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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in patients for total joint arthroplasty in South Africa

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are a major source of morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonization is an independent, modifiable risk factor for periprosthetic joint infections. Post-operative infect...

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Autores principales: Pietrzak, Jurek Rafal Tomasz, Maharaj, Zia, Mokete, Lipalo
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/PMC7110725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32238194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-01635-4