TY - JOUR AU - Bouza Santiago, Emilio AU - Burillo Albizua, Almudena AU - Muñoz García, Patricia Carmen AU - Valerio Minero, Maricela AU - Barrio, Jose Maria AU - Hortal, Javier AU - Cuerpo, Gregorio AU - Perez-Granda, Maria Jesus PY - 2018 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0207854 SN - 1932-6203 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117133 T2 - Plos One AB - Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus is regularly assessed in patients undergoing major heart surgery (MHS). Despite pre-surgical decontamination attempts, a significant proportion of MHS patients remain colonized by S. aureus at the time of surgery.... LA - eng PB - PLoS One . KW - Surgical and invasive medical procedures KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus KW - Secretion KW - Cardiac surgery KW - Heart KW - Microbiology TI - Do lower respiratory tract samples contribute to the assessment of carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation after major heart surgery? TY - journal article VL - 13 ER -