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Basic Perioperative Measures To Reduce Staphylococcus Aureus Transmission and Site Infection

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May 2025

Basic Perioperative Measures To Reduce Staphylococcus Aureus Transmission and Site Infection

Vol: 307| Issue: 5| Number:56| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The Effect of Improving Basic Preventive Measures in the Perioperative Arena on Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Surgical Site Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA Netw Open . 2020 Mar 2;3(3):e201934.

Contributing Authors:
RandyW Loftus Franklin Dexter MichaelJ Goodheart Megan McDonald John Keech Nicolas Noiseux Andrew Pugely William Sharp Mel Sharafuddin WThomas Lawrence Mark Fisher Patrick McGonagill Jennifer Shanklin Dionne Skeete Chad Tracy Bradley Erickson Thomas Granchi Lance Evans Eli Schmidt Joshua Godding Raven Brenneke Deanna Persons Alexia Herber Mark Yeager Brent Hadder JeremiahR Brown

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Two hundred thirty-six patients undergoing orthopedic, gynecologic, thoracic, general, colorectal, vascular, plastic, or urological surgery were randomized to receive either an infection prevention bundle (n=106) or usual care (n=130). The primary outcome was the incidence and number of S. aureus transmission events. Secondary outcomes included incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs), associa...

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