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Efficacy of preoperative screening and decolonization for staphylococcus aureus in total joint arthroplasty: A meta-analysis

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2021
Summary: The purpose of this study is to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of screening and decolonization protocol for Staphylococcus aureus (SA) in total joint arthroplasty (TJA).
Lu Lin, Zhen-Yong Ke, Yang Wang, Xiao-Lin Chen, Dian Zhong, Si Cheng   +5 more
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Estimated Roles of the Carrier and the Bacterial Strain When Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Fails: a Case-Control Study

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common bacterial pathogen that frequently colonizes healthy individuals, with potential to cause invasive infection.
Mona Katrine Alberthe Holm, Kristina Melbardis Jørgensen, Kristian Bagge, Peder Worning, Michael Pedersen, Henrik Westh, Jonathan M. Monk, Mette Damkjær Bartels   +7 more
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The “ASEAN Way”. A decolonial path beyond “Asian values”?

Perspectives on Federalism, 2017
The difference between ASEAN and EU in the political and economic realm has an interesting parallel in the system of values and “rights” that are sustained by the two organisations. In effect if we look to ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (2012) or general
Visone Tommaso
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Eurosceptic Federalism: Paradoxes and Relevance of a long-running Critique of European Integration

Perspectives on Federalism, 2018
In recent political debate, the association between national souverainisme and Euroscepticism is considered a natural one. From Marine Le Pen to Matteo Salvini, there is a unanimous affirmation of the necessity to defend national sovereignty against the ...
Visone Tommaso
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Outpatient decolonization after recurrent skin infection with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing S. aureus-The importance of treatment repetition.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundRecurrent skin abscesses are often associated with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing strains of S. aureus (PVL-SA). Decolonization measures are required along with treatment of active infections to prevent re-infection and spreading.
Leif G Hanitsch, Renate Krüger, Pia-Alice Hoppe, Daniel Humme, Anna Pokrywka, Michaela Niebank, Miriam Stegemann, Axel Kola, Rasmus Leistner   +8 more
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Longitudinal Dynamics of Skin Bacterial Communities in the Context of Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Decolonization with topical antimicrobials is frequently prescribed in health care and community settings to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection. However, effects on commensal skin microbial communities remains largely unexplored.
Stephanie A. Fritz, Todd N. Wylie, Haley Gula, Patrick G. Hogan, Mary G. Boyle, Carol E. Muenks, Melanie L. Sullivan, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Kristine M. Wylie   +8 more
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Integrated MRSA-Management (IMM) with prolonged decolonization treatment after hospital discharge is effective: a single centre, non-randomised open-label trial

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016
Background Guidelines for the control of hospital-acquired MRSA include decolonization measures to end MRSA carrier status in colonized and infected patients.
Bernhard Jahn, Trudy M. Wassenaar, Annemarie Stroh   +2 more
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Does universal nasal/skin decolonization in nursing homes affect risk factors for MRSA carriage?

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Background: A regional decolonization intervention (SHIELD-OC) involving universal chlorhexidine for routine bathing and 5 days of twice-daily nasal iodophor every other week in nursing homes (NHs) recently demonstrated marked reductions in multidrug ...
Gabrielle Gussin, Raveena D. Singh, Thomas Tjoa, James A. McKinnell, Loren Miller, Susan Huang   +5 more
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of mupirocin and chlorhexidine gluconate for Staphylococcus aureus decolonization prior to hip and knee arthroplasty in Alberta, Canada compared to standard of care

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background While decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus reduces surgical site infection (SSI) rates following hip and knee arthroplasty, its cost-effectiveness is uncertain.
Elissa Rennert-May, John Conly, Stephanie Smith, Shannon Puloski, Elizabeth Henderson, Flora Au, Braden Manns   +6 more
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Decolonizing standards

Information Services and Use, 2023
This paper is based upon the Miles Conrad Lecture presented by Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble at the 2023 NISO Plus conference on February 15, 2023. Through her writing, Speaking, and advocacy, Dr. Noble has drawn attention to the extensive biases and embedded racism that exist in many technologies that are used not only in scholarly research, but also ...
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