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Trial reportPloS one2016

Evaluation of Staphylococcus aureus Eradication Therapy in Vascular Surgery.

J C M Langenberg, A R Thomas, J M W Donker, M M L van Rijen, J A J W Kluytmans, L van der Laan

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Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

J C M LangenbergDepartment of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7327-4091
A R ThomasDepartment of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
J M W DonkerDepartment of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
M M L van RijenLaboratory of Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
J A J W KluytmansLaboratory of Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
L van der LaanDepartment of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSurgical site infections (SSI) are a serious complication in vascular surgery which may lead to severe morbidity and mortality. Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is associated with increased risk for development of SSIs in central vascular surgery. The risk for SSI can be reduced by perioperative eradication of S. aureus carriage in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgery. This study analyzes the relation between S. aureus eradication therapy and SSI in a vascular surgery population.

methodsA prospective cohort study was performed, including all patients undergoing vascular surgery between February 2013 and April 2015. Patients were screened for S. aureus nasal carriage and, when tested positive, were subsequently treated with eradication therapy. The presence of SSI was recorded based on criteria of the CDC. The control group consisted of a cohort of vascular surgery patients in 2010, who were screened, but received no treatment.

resultsA total of 444 patients were screened. 104 nasal swabs were positive for S. aureus, these patients were included in the intervention group. 204 patients were screened in the 2010 cohort. 51 tested positive and were included in the control group. The incidence of S. aureus infection was 5 out of 51 (9.8%) in the control group versus 3 out of 104 in the eradication group (2.2%; 95% confidence interval 0.02-1.39; P = 0.13). A subgroup analysis showed that the incidence of S. aureus infection was 3 out of 23 (13.0%) in the control group in central reconstructive surgery versus 0 out of 44 in the intervention group (P = 0.074). The reduction of infection pressure by S. aureus was stronger than the reduction of infection pressure by other pathogens (exact maximum likelihood estimation; OR = 0.0724; 95% CI: 0.001-0.98; p = 0.0475).

conclusionS. aureus eradication therapy reduces the infection pressure of S. aureus, resulting in a reduction of SSIs caused by S. aureus.

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AgedFemaleHumansMaleNoseStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusSurgical Wound InfectionVascular Surgical Procedures

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PMID27529551
PMCPMC4986933

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