Pre-Operative Antiseptic Shower and Bath Policy Decreases the Rate of S. aureus and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Joint Arthroplasty

Kristin Colling; Catherine Statz; James Glover; Kaysie L Banton; Gregory J Beilman

doi:10.1089/SUR.2013.160

Pre-Operative Antiseptic Shower and Bath Policy Decreases the Rate of S. aureus and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Joint Arthroplasty

Kristin Colling
, Catherine Statz
, James Glover
, Kaysie L Banton
, Gregory J Beilman

University of Minnesota

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Original language	American English
Journal	Surgical Infections
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/SUR.2013.160
State	Published - Apr 7 2015

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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