Open AccessBurden of Surgical Site Infections Associated with Select Spine Operations and Involvement ofStaphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Harshila Patel,
Hanane Khoury,
Douglas Girgenti,
Sharon A. Welner,
Holly Yu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
surgical infections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1557-8674
pISSN - 1096-2964
DOI - 10.1089/sur.2016.186
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , genetics , biology , bacteria
Spine operations may be indicated for treatment of diseases including vertebral injuries, degenerative spinal conditions, disk disease, spinal misalignments, or malformations. Surgical site infection (SSI) is a clinically important complication of spine surgery. Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a leading cause of post-spinal SSIs.
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