Letter to the editor: Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections

doi:10.1007/s11999-013-3254-6

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. 2013 Nov;471(11):3709-11.

doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3254-6. Epub 2013 Sep 7.

Letter to the editor: Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections

Paul O Verhoeven¹, Philipe Berthelot, Celine Chapelle, Julie Gagnaire, Florence Grattard, Bruno Pozzetto, Frédéric Farizon, Frederic Lucht, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers

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DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3254-6

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Letter to the editor: Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections

Paul O Verhoeven et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Nov.

. 2013 Nov;471(11):3709-11.

doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3254-6. Epub 2013 Sep 7.

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Paul O Verhoeven¹, Philipe Berthelot, Celine Chapelle, Julie Gagnaire, Florence Grattard, Bruno Pozzetto, Frédéric Farizon, Frederic Lucht, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers

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¹ Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes (GIMAP), University of Lyon, 42055, Saint Étienne Cedex 02, France.

PMID: 24014267
PMCID: PMC3792278
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-3254-6

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**Fig. 1A–B**
(A) Postoperative *S. aureus* infections among *S. aureus* carriers with whom a decolonization strategy was used in all surgical procedures (B) Postoperative *S. aureus* infections among *S. aureus* carriers with whom a decolonization strategy was used in a subgroup of orthopaedic surgery. (Reprinted with permission from Verhoeven and colleagues).

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Reply to the Letter to the editor: Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections.
Chen AF, Wessel CB, Rao N. Chen AF, et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Nov;471(11):3712-3. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3255-5. Epub 2013 Aug 28. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013. PMID: 23982407 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections.
Chen AF, Wessel CB, Rao N. Chen AF, et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jul;471(7):2383-99. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2875-0. Epub 2013 Mar 6. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013. PMID: 23463284 Free PMC article. Review.

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1. Bode LG, Kluytmans JA, Wertheim HF, Bogaers D, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Roosendaal R, Troelstra A, Box AT, Voss A, van der Tweel I, van Belkum A, Verbrugh HA, Vos MC. Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:9–17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0808939. - DOI - PubMed
1. Chen AF, Wessel CB, Rao N. Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471:2383–2399. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2875-0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Garcia AM, Villa MV, Escudero ME, Gomez P, Velez MM, Munera MI, Franco G. Use of nasal mupirocin for Staphylococcus aureus: effect on nasal carriers and nosocomial infections. Biomedica. 2003;23:173–179. - PubMed
1. Kalmeijer MD, Coertjens H, van Nieuwland-Bollen PM, Bogaers-Hofman D, de Baere GA, Stuurman A, van Belkum A, Kluytmans JA. Surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery: the effect of mupirocin nasal ointment in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35:353–358. doi: 10.1086/341025. - DOI - PubMed

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[1] Berthelot P, Grattard F, Cazorla C, Passot JP, Fayard JP, Meley R, Bejuy J, Farizon F, Pozzetto B, Lucht F. Is nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus the main acquisition pathway for surgical-site infection in orthopaedic surgery? Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010;29:373–382. doi: 10.1007/s10096-009-0867-5. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Berthelot P, Grattard F, Cazorla C, Passot JP, Fayard JP, Meley R, Bejuy J, Farizon F, Pozzetto B, Lucht F. Is nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus the main acquisition pathway for surgical-site infection in orthopaedic surgery? Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010;29:373–382. doi: 10.1007/s10096-009-0867-5. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Bode LG, Kluytmans JA, Wertheim HF, Bogaers D, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Roosendaal R, Troelstra A, Box AT, Voss A, van der Tweel I, van Belkum A, Verbrugh HA, Vos MC. Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:9–17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0808939. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Bode LG, Kluytmans JA, Wertheim HF, Bogaers D, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Roosendaal R, Troelstra A, Box AT, Voss A, van der Tweel I, van Belkum A, Verbrugh HA, Vos MC. Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:9–17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0808939. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Chen AF, Wessel CB, Rao N. Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471:2383–2399. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2875-0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Chen AF, Wessel CB, Rao N. Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization in orthopaedic surgery and reduction of surgical site infections. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471:2383–2399. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2875-0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Garcia AM, Villa MV, Escudero ME, Gomez P, Velez MM, Munera MI, Franco G. Use of nasal mupirocin for Staphylococcus aureus: effect on nasal carriers and nosocomial infections. Biomedica. 2003;23:173–179. - PubMed

[8] Garcia AM, Villa MV, Escudero ME, Gomez P, Velez MM, Munera MI, Franco G. Use of nasal mupirocin for Staphylococcus aureus: effect on nasal carriers and nosocomial infections. Biomedica. 2003;23:173–179. - PubMed

[9] Kalmeijer MD, Coertjens H, van Nieuwland-Bollen PM, Bogaers-Hofman D, de Baere GA, Stuurman A, van Belkum A, Kluytmans JA. Surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery: the effect of mupirocin nasal ointment in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35:353–358. doi: 10.1086/341025. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Kalmeijer MD, Coertjens H, van Nieuwland-Bollen PM, Bogaers-Hofman D, de Baere GA, Stuurman A, van Belkum A, Kluytmans JA. Surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery: the effect of mupirocin nasal ointment in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35:353–358. doi: 10.1086/341025. - DOI - PubMed

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