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Impact of treating Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers on wound infections in cardiac surgery

Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of postoperative wound infections, and nasal colonization by this organism is an important factor in the development of infections. Treatment with mupirocin can eradicate the organism in the short term, and prophylactic treatment of colonized patients may prev...

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Autores principales: Konvalinka, A., Errett, L., Fong, I.W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Hospital Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7132525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16930768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2006.06.010