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Should Routine Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), or MRSA, Screening Be in Place Prior to Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?

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Kaplan, JRM; Slullitel, G; Lopez, V
Published in: Foot Ankle Int
July 2019

RECOMMENDATION: Unknown. The role of screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and decolonization prior to total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) remains unclear. Further data are needed to support this practice in TAA, which can be costly and logistically difficult to implement. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Consensus. DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus).

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Published In

Foot Ankle Int

DOI

EISSN

1944-7876

Publication Date

July 2019

Volume

40

Issue

1_suppl

Start / End Page

4S / 6S

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Wound Infection
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Orthopedics
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Mass Screening
  • Humans
  • Consensus
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
 

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Kaplan, J. R. M., Slullitel, G., & Lopez, V. (2019). Should Routine Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), or MRSA, Screening Be in Place Prior to Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)? Foot Ankle Int, 40(1_suppl), 4S-6S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071100719857090
Kaplan, Jonathan R. M., Gaston Slullitel, and Valeria Lopez. “Should Routine Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), or MRSA, Screening Be in Place Prior to Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?Foot Ankle Int 40, no. 1_suppl (July 2019): 4S-6S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071100719857090.
Kaplan, Jonathan R. M., et al. “Should Routine Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), or MRSA, Screening Be in Place Prior to Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA)?Foot Ankle Int, vol. 40, no. 1_suppl, July 2019, pp. 4S-6S. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1071100719857090.
Journal cover image

Published In

Foot Ankle Int

DOI

EISSN

1944-7876

Publication Date

July 2019

Volume

40

Issue

1_suppl

Start / End Page

4S / 6S

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Wound Infection
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Orthopedics
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Mass Screening
  • Humans
  • Consensus
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise