Staphylococcus aureus Screening and Decolonization in Orthopaedic Surgery and Reduction of Surgical...
Staphylococcus aureus Screening and Decolonization in Orthopaedic Surgery and Reduction of Surgical Site Infections
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New York: Springer-Verlag
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English
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New York: Springer-Verlag
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Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism responsible for orthopaedic surgical site infections (SSIs). Patients who are carriers for methicillin-sensitive S. aureus or methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) have a higher likelihood of having invasive S. aureus infections. Although some have advocated screening for S. aureus an...
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Staphylococcus aureus Screening and Decolonization in Orthopaedic Surgery and Reduction of Surgical Site Infections
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3676622
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3676622
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0009-921X
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1528-1132
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10.1007/s11999-013-2875-0
