"Nasal Staph Linked With Post-Op Infection"
Patients with diabetes, immunosuppression, and renal insufficiency are at increased risk of nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus and surgical site infection following joint replacement, a retrospective study showed. The authors urge preoperative screening. "This is particularly important because these population subsets are more predisposed to infection and also have a harder time fighting off infection," said Amanda Walsh, MD, a second-year resident in orthopaedics at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Learn more.