title: Variable screening and decolonization protocols for Staphylococcus aureus carriage prior to surgical procedures.
abstract: We surveyed the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network, the Minnesota Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and the Minnesota Hospital Association to assess presurgical Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization practices. The practices varied widely among responding facilities. The majority of respondents (63%) did not screen for S. aureus preoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Highness
authors.forename: Loreen A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Herwaldt
authors.forename: Trish M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Perl
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D038622:Internationality; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States