| Literature DB >> 21931258 |
Daniel Diekema1, Birgir Johannsson, Loreen Herwaldt, Susan Beekmann, John Jernigan, Alexander Kallen, Sandra Berrios-Torres, Philip Polgreen.
Abstract
We surveyed infectious disease physicians to determine their preoperative Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization practices. Sixty percent reported preoperative screening for S. aureus. However, specific screening and decolonization practices are highly variable, are focused almost exclusively on methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and do not include testing for mupirocin or chlorhexidine resistance.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21931258 DOI: 10.1086/661917
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254