Evaluation of Staphylococcus aureus Eradication Therapy in Vascular Surgery.

Surgical site infections (SSI) are a serious complication in vascular surgery which may lead to severe morbidity and mortality. Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is associated with increased risk for development of SSIs in central vascular surgery. The risk for SSI can be reduced by perioperative...

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Main Authors: J C M Langenberg, A R Thomas, J M W Donker, M M L van Rijen, J A J W Kluytmans, L van der Laan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4986933?pdf=render