Operating room PathTrac analysis of current intraoperative Staphylococcus aureus transmission dynamics

Volume: 47, Issue: 10, Pages: 1240 - 1247
Published: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract
•S. aureus pathogens can be isolated from ≥ reservoir in 45.7% of surgical cases. •Epidemiologically-related S. aureus transmission events were frequently identified. •Between-case transmission occurred frequently and involved S. aureus phenotype H. •Patients and provider hands provided comparable risk of OR S. aureus exposure. •Environmental contamination was higher at case 2 starts than at case 1 starts. •The stopcock contamination rate was no...
Paper Details
Title
Operating room PathTrac analysis of current intraoperative Staphylococcus aureus transmission dynamics
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
47
Issue
10
Pages
1240 - 1247
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