Can preoperative nasal cultures of Staphylococcus aureus predict infectious complications or outcomes following repair of fracture nonunion?

• Egile Nagusiak: David P. Taormina (Egilea), Sanjit R. Konda (Egilea), Frank A. Liporace (Egilea), Kenneth A. Egol (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Introduction: Much has been studied with reference to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) colonization and associated outcomes and comorbidities. In the area of Orthopedic surgery, literature predominantly comes from the field of arthroplasty...