Evaluation of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage screening before vascular surgery.

INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus is the most important pathogen in the development of surgical site infections (SSI). Patients who carry S. aureus in the nose are at increased risk for the development of SSI in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgery. In these populations it has been shown that the...

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Main Authors: Jeroen M W Donker, Lijckle van der Laan, Yvonne J A M Hendriks, Jan A J W Kluytmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3369867?pdf=render