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Validation of self-administered nasal swabs and postage for the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus carriers are at higher risk of S. aureus infection and are a reservoir for transmission to others. Detection of nasal S. aureus carriage is important for both targeted decolonization and epidemiological studies. Self-administered nasal swabbing has been reported previously, but...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Ewan M., Gleadall, Nicholas S., Ba, Xiaoliang, Danesh, John, Peacock, Sharon J., Holmes, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5203668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27902394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000381