Previous Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Independent of Body Site Increases Odds of Surgical Site Infection after Ventral Hernia Repair.
AUTHORS
Ousley
J ,
Baucom
RB ,
Stewart
MK ,
Phillips
SE ,
Holzman
MD ,
Ehrenfeld
JM ,
Sharp
KW ,
Nealon
WH ,
Poulose
BK ,
. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 8 1; 221(2). 470-7
- PMID: 26206645 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections can be difficult to manage in ventral hernia repair (VHR). We aimed to determine whether a history of preoperative MRSA infection, regardless of site, confers increased odds of 30-day surgical site infection (SSI) after VHR.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections can be difficult to manage in ventral hernia repair (VHR). We aimed to determine whether a history of preoperative MRSA infection, regardless of site, confers increased odds of 30-day surgical site infection (SSI) after VHR.
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