Strain types of Staphylococcus aureus nasal isolates from persons undergoing joint replacement surgery

J Hosp Infect. 2018 Feb;98(2):168-170. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.09.008. Epub 2017 Sep 14.

Authors

F C Tenover¹, K Eloi², I A Tickler³, S Cohen², G B Schneider², S C Vlad²

Affiliations

¹ Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA. Electronic address: fred.tenover@cepheid.com.
² New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

PMID: 28917569
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.09.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement
Carrier State / microbiology*
Carrier State / therapy
Genotype
Humans
Molecular Typing
Nasal Mucosa / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
Staphylococcal Protein A / genetics
Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Staphylococcal Protein A