Abstract
▶ Prophylactic parenteral antibiotics have contributed to the present low rate of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty. ▶ Over the past decade, there has been a change in the pattern of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections from hospital-acquired to community-acquired. ▶ The findings of recent studies on screening programs to identify carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have been equivocal, with some studies showing that such programs reduce the rate of infections and others showing no effect on infection rates. ▶ Hospitals with antibiogramdata that reveal high Staphylococcus resistance should consider use of vancomycin as a prophylactic antibiotic.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2480-2489 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine