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Philpott, CM 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-3236, Sharma, A and McKiernan, DC
(2009)
Does methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas have a significant role in the peri-operative course of patients undergoing rhinological surgery?
Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 123 (2).
pp. 191-194.
ISSN 1748-5460
Abstract
Objectives: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are becoming an increasing problem, but the link with symptomatic sino-nasal infection has not previously been quantified. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients undergoing sino-nasal surgery. Design: A retrospective study of case notes. Setting: A district general hospital. Patients: One hundred and fifty-one adult patients undergoing in-patient endonasal surgery over a 12-month period were considered for the study. Main outcome measures: Swab results from pre-operative screening and from any intra- and post-operative samples of infective mucopus. Results: One hundred and fifty-one patients undergoing endonasal surgery were included. All patients had pre-operative nasal swabs taken. Twenty-five patients had peri-operative microbiology samples taken. Only one middle meatal swab was found to contain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. No patients had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detected on pre-operative screening. Haemophilus influenzae was the most common organism detected. Conclusion: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection does not represent a significant source of morbidity in our practice.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Respiratory and Airways Group Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
| Depositing User: | EPrints Services |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2010 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 00:40 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/15159 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0022215108002855 |
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