Nasal decolonization in total joint arthroplasty: current state of evidence
Andrea Zampoli, Ghazal Pourbozorg, Goksel Dikmen, Ibrahim Tuncay, Javad Parvizi · 2026
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Description
Andrea Zampoli and co-authors review the case for clearing staph bacteria from patients' noses before joint replacement surgery. Infection around a new joint is a costly, harmful complication, and Staphylococcus aureus is its most common cause. The nose is a main hiding place for the germ, and strain matching shows many infections start from the patient's own nose. Their 2026 narrative review gathers a decade of trials and protocols.
Screening alone seems to matter less than decolonization done reliably and in full, the evidence suggests. The review walks through how to screen, which treatments clear the germ, and how programs can be run the same way every time. The authors aim to give surgical teams practical, repeatable steps for cutting infection rates. They frame nose clearing as one part of a wider hygiene bundle, not a magic fix.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Andrea Zampoli, Ghazal Pourbozorg, Goksel Dikmen, Ibrahim Tuncay, Javad Parvizi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |