Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and surgical site infection rate among patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and surgical site infection rate among patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery

Background: Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus are at increased risk of postoperative surgical site infection. Nasal decolonization with mupirocin is recommended in patients undergoing cardiac surgery to reduce surgical site infection. These data are still lacking in Thailand. Therefore, the ai...

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Main Authors: Natnicha Pongbangli, Noparat Oniem, Romanee Chaiwarith, Teerapat Nantsupawat, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Wanwarang Wongcharoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
Nasal carrier
Staphylococcus aureus
Surgical site infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221002423

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