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Identification of Methicillin-Susceptible or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carrier Status Preoperatively Using Polymerase Chain Reaction in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery With Hardware Implantation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 March 2015
Abstract
We compared bedside polymerase chain reaction to culture for identifying Staphylococcus aureus in patients about to undergo surgery with hardware implantation. Patients were screened for S. aureus carrier status at the preoperative clinic and on the day of surgery. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy were calculated.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;00(0): 1–4
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