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Table 3 Description of the preoperative screenings for S. aureus carried out within the south site

From: Staphylococcus aureus screening and preoperative decolonisation with Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine to reduce the risk of surgical site infections in orthopaedic surgery: a pre-post study

South Site

Period before

Period after

Not screened n= 1892

Screened positive and negative

n= 1382

Screened negative

n= 1033

Screened positive

n= 349

Not screened n= 908

P value

Monomicrobial

9 (0.48%)

4 (0.29%)

0.408

3 (0.29%)

1 (0.29%)

3 (0.33%)

S. aureus SSI

n= 16

CCFM SSI

n= 22

12 (0.64%)

6 (0.44%)

0.451

5 (0.49%)

1 (0.29%)

4 (0.44%)

All SSI regardless of microorganism

n= 46

18 (0.95%)

18 (1.30%)

0.351

14 (1.36%)

4 (1.15%)

10 (1.10%)

  1. Legend: CCFM Cutaneous commensal flora microorganisms, SSI Surgical site infection