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Identification of Methicillin-Susceptible or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carrier Status Preoperatively Using Polymerase Chain Reaction in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery With Hardware Implantation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

Serge P. Bebko ,
Patricia Byers ,
David M. Green  and
Samir S. Awad
Serge P. Bebko*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Department of Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Patricia Byers
Affiliation:
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
David M. Green
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Samir S. Awad
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Department of Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
*
Address correspondence to Serge Bebko, MD, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6501 Fannin Drive, Houston, TX 77030 (serge.bebko@bcm.edu).
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Abstract

We compared bedside polymerase chain reaction to culture for identifying Staphylococcus aureus in patients about to undergo surgery with hardware implantation. Patients were screened for S. aureus carrier status at the preoperative clinic and on the day of surgery. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy were calculated.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;00(0): 1–4

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , June 2015 , pp. 738 - 741
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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