Risk prediction for Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection following cardiothoracic surgery; A secondary analysis of the V710-P003 trial.

Identifying patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery at high risk of Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection (SSI) is a prerequisite for implementing effective preventive interventions. The objective of this study was to develop a risk prediction model for S. aureus SSI or bacteremia after c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fleur P Paling, Karina Olsen, Kristin Ohneberg, Martin Wolkewitz, Vance G Fowler, Mark J DiNubile, Hasan S Jafri, Frangiscos Sifakis, Marc J M Bonten, Stephan J Harbarth, Jan A J W Kluytmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5862433?pdf=render