View point: gaps in the current guidelines for the prevention of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections

Abstract The authors advocate the addition of two preventative strategies to the current United State’s guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections. It is known that Staphylococcus aureus, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carriers are at a higher risk for t...

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Main Authors: Kevin T. Kavanagh, Said Abusalem, Lindsay E. Calderon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0407-0