Assessment of Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus and Axillar Flora in Patients With Acromegaly

Conclusion: The authors demonstrated that compared with healthy subjects, acromegalic patients had low percentage of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and more gram-negative basili in the axillar flora. These nasal and axillar flora changes should be considered for prophylactic antibiotics use before surgery and ampiric antibiotics use after surgery.
Source: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research