Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Protocol Decreases Surgical Site Infections for Total Joint Replacement

We investigated the effects of implementation of an institution-wide screening and decolonization protocol on the rates of deep surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing primary knee and hip arthroplasties. 2058 patients were enrolled in this study: 1644 patients in the treatment group...

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Main Authors: Hadley, Scott, Immerman, Igor, Hutzler, Lorraine, Slover, James, Bosco, Joseph
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Clinical Study
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3200003/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22046511
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/924518
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