Screening and decolonization of MRSA among joint arthroplasty patients: efficacy, cost-effectiveness and durability
Objective: To review the literature with the aim of answering the following three questions: 1) Is screening and decolonization effective in reducing the rate of infection after elective joint arthroplasty? 2) Is screening and decolonization cost-effective? 3) What is the durability of decolonizatio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Acute Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618914600482 |