Letter to the editor: Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Nov;471(11):3709-11. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3254-6. Epub 2013 Sep 7.

Authors

Paul O Verhoeven¹, Philipe Berthelot, Celine Chapelle, Julie Gagnaire, Florence Grattard, Bruno Pozzetto, Frédéric Farizon, Frederic Lucht, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers

Affiliation

¹ Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes (GIMAP), University of Lyon, 42055, Saint Étienne Cedex 02, France.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Community-Acquired Infections / therapy*
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Mass Screening*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Orthopedic Procedures / adverse effects*
Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control*
Staphylococcal Infections / therapy*
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*