Predictors of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Results after Decolonization

Table 2

Screening status of all total knee and total hip patients between October 2011 and March 2013 ( = 4,042) who subsequently underwent revision surgery (). A subgroup analysis of the screened group compared those colonized with MSSA (methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus) with those who were noncarriers. values relevant to the subgroup analysis are denoted with an asterisk.

	Screened ( = 2,291)	Not screened ( = 1,751)	value
Total revised (%)	22 (1.0%)	25 (1.4%)	0.17
MSSA	4 (1.2%)	—	0.56
Noncarrier	18 (1.0%)	—
Reason for revision
Prosthetic joint infection (%)	9 (0.4%)	16 (0.9%)	0.04
MSSA	1 (0.3%)	—
Noncarrier	8 (0.4%)	—	>0.99
Mechanical failure (%)	13 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	1.0
MSSA	3 (0.9%)
Noncarrier	10 (0.5%)		0.43