| Title: |
To Screen or Not to Screen... Who Nose? |
| Authors: |
Ingall, Eitan M., Grisdela Jr, Phillip T., Bejarano-Pineda, Lorena, DiGiovanni, Christopher W. |
| Source: |
Foot & Ankle International; Mar2022, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p453-456, 4p |
| Abstract: |
The article presents the discussion on the role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus related surgical site infection (SSI). Topics include array of surgical subspecialties studying the effects of decolonizing S aureus carriers; and identifying S aureus colonization as one of the modifiable risk factors for prosthetic joint infection alongside smoking, obesity, and malnutrition. |
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