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Current Practice in Staphylococcus aureus Screening and Decolonization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Daniel Diekema,
Birgir Johannsson,
Loreen Herwaldt,
Susan Beekmann,
John Jernigan,
Alexander Kallen,
Sandra Berrios-Torres and
Philip Polgreen
Daniel Diekema*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Birgir Johannsson
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Loreen Herwaldt
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Susan Beekmann
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
John Jernigan
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Alexander Kallen
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Sandra Berrios-Torres
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Philip Polgreen
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaCollege of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
*
SW 54 General Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 (daniel-diekema@uiowa.edu)
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Abstract

We surveyed infectious disease physicians to determine their preoperative Staphylococcus aureus screening and decolonization practices. Sixty percent reported preoperative screening for S. aureus. However, specific screening and decolonization practices are highly variable, are focused almost exclusively on methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and do not include testing for mupirocin or chlorhexidine resistance.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 10 , October 2011, pp. 1042 - 1044
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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