Preoperative Prevalence of Staphylococcus Aureus in Cardiothoracic and Neurological Surgical Patients

• Main Authors: Ritu eKapoor (Author), Christopher J. Barnett (Author), Rebecca M. Gutmann (Author), Nicholas C. Joseph (Author), Nicoleta eStoicea (Author), Stephan eReyes (Author), Barbara M. Rogers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a global cause of both hospital and community-acquired infection. This retrospective, observational study determined the prevalence of MRSA carriers in cardiothoracic and neurological surgical patients presenting to an outpatient preoperative ass...