Nasal carriage of S. aureus increases the risk of surgical site infection after major heart surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Munoz P ^a   Hortal, J ^a   Giannella, M ^a   Barrio, J M ^a   Rodriguez Creixems M ^a   Perez M J ^a   Rincon C ^a   Bouza, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heart surgery; Mediastinitis; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nasal carriage; Postsurgical wound infection; Staphylococcus aureus; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 37749047126     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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