Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in orthopaedic surgeons and their patients: A prospective cohort controlled study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1815-1819

  Schwarzkopf, Ran ^a   Takemoto, Richelle C ^a   Immerman, Igor ^a   Slover, James D ^a   Bosco, Joseph A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DRUG USE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SPINE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE CAVITY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL CAVITY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77956633271     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00991     Document Type: Article

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