Stopped: Enrollment did not reach power, therefore study was administratively closed in 2013
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of pre-surgical patients who are MRSA carriers. From an evidence-based practice perspective, findings from this study can be considered in the evaluation of the hospital SOP mandating pre-surgical MRSA screening requirements for patients with scheduled surgeries. The central hypothesis to be addressed in this study is whether the MRSA colonization and subsequent post-operative infection are the equivalent in these populations.
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The primary objective of this study is to compare the prevalence of MRSA colonization and its relationship to post-operative infection in patients who are currently pre-operatively MRSA screened per SOP to those who are not.
Timeframe: 30 days