Prevention of surgical site infections in lower limb fracture fixation and elective arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of decolonization and skin antisepsis strategies.

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control · 2026 · PMC12930683 · PMID 41652612

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However, subgroup analysis indicated that this effect did not reach statistical significance (I2 = 0%, p = 0.79), suggesting that the apparent benefit may not be superior to single-site decolonization strategies.

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