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ArticleBone & joint research2018

Underestimation of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) carriage associated with standard culturing techniques: One third of carriers missed.

S T J Tsang, M P McHugh, D Guerendiain, P J Gwynne, J Boyd, A H R W Simpson, T S Walsh, I F Laurenson, K E Templeton

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Article in Bone & joint research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S T J TsangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK and School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK jerry.tsang@ed.ac.uk.
M P McHughDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
D GuerendiainDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
P J GwynneSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK.
J BoydEdinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh (Usher Institute), Nine Bioquarter, 9 Little France Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4UX.
A H R W SimpsonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Critical care and Pain Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.
T S WalshCritical care and Pain Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia, Critical care and Pain Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.
I F LaurensonDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
K E TempletonDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesNasal carriers of

methodsPaired nasal swabs for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay and culture of

resultsThe prevalence of

conclusionModelling these results to national surveillance data, it was estimated that approximately 5000 to 8000

Indexed as

Periprosthetic joint infectionStaphylococcus aureusSurgical site infection

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PMID29330346
PMCPMC5805824
OpenAlexW2784119793

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