Current practice in Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization

Daniel Diekema; Birgir Johannsson; Loreen Herwaldt; Susan Beekmann; John Jernigan; Alexander Kallen; Sandra Berrios-Torres; Philip Polgreen

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Current practice in Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization

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Current practice in Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization

Daniel Diekema, Birgir Johannsson, Loreen Herwaldt, Susan Beekmann, John Jernigan, Alexander Kallen, Sandra Berrios-Torres and Philip Polgreen

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.32(10), pp.1042-1044

10/2011

DOI: 10.1086/661917

PMID: 21931258

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Abstract

We surveyed infectious disease physicians to determine their preoperative Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization practices. Sixty percent reported preoperative screening for S. aureus. However, specific screening and decolonization practices are highly variable, are focused almost exclusively on methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and do not include testing for mupirocin or chlorhexidine resistance.

Attitude of Health Personnel

Anti-Infective Agents, Local - therapeutic use

Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification

Humans

Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Chlorhexidine - therapeutic use

Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control

Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use

Nasal Mucosa - microbiology

Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis

Societies, Medical

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Surgical Wound Infection - diagnosis

Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification

Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology

Preoperative Care - methods

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Title: Subtitle: Current practice in Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization
Creators: Daniel Diekema - Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. daniel-diekema@uiowa.edu
Birgir Johannsson
Loreen Herwaldt
Susan Beekmann
John Jernigan
Alexander Kallen
Sandra Berrios-Torres
Philip Polgreen
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.32(10), pp.1042-1044
DOI: 10.1086/661917
PMID: 21931258
NLM abbreviation: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
ISSN: 0899-823X
eISSN: 1559-6834
Publisher: United States
Grant note: U50 CCU112346 / PHS HHS
Language: English
Date published: 10/2011
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Pathology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983986376202771

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