Is preoperative screening for meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in joint replacement surgery cost-effective to reduce surgical site infections?
Surrey Pathology Services/Infection Prevention and Control Team, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust, Frimley, Surrey, UK. Electronic address: manjula.meda@fhft.nhs.uk.
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Meda
Surrey Pathology Services/Infection Prevention and Control Team, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust, Frimley, Surrey, UK.
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Gentry
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust, Frimley, Surrey, UK.
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Perry
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust, Frimley, Surrey, UK.
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Sturridge
D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*