Variability of anti-staphylococcal antibodies in healthy volunteers and pre-cardiac surgery patients.
Perioper Med (Lond)
; 5: 13, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pre-operative antibody levels have been shown to be inversely related to development of post-operative complications. Staphylococcal infection is a major source of morbidity following surgery.METHODS:
We examined the variability of anti-staphylococcal antibody levels across a group of healthy volunteers and compared this with patients scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery.RESULTS:
Pre-operative cardiac surgical patients exhibited significantly higher levels of staphylococcal antibodies compared with healthy volunteers.CONCLUSIONS:
The relationship between pre-surgery staphylococcal antibody levels and outcome warrants further investigation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Revista:
Perioper Med (Lond)
Año:
2016
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido