Author:
Bebko Serge P.,Byers Patricia,Green David M.,Awad Samir S.
Abstract
We compared bedside polymerase chain reaction to culture for identifyingStaphylococcus aureusin patients about to undergo surgery with hardware implantation. Patients were screened forS. aureuscarrier 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 Epidemiol2015;00(0): 1–4
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
Cited by
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