Multi-site and nasal swabbing for carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: what does a single nose swab predict?

BACKGROUND: Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a risk for infections. Targeted decolonization reduces postoperative infections but depends on accurate screening. AIM: To compare detection of S. aureus carriage in healthy individuals between anatomical sites and nurse- versus self-swabbing; also to...

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Autores principales: Young, B.C., Votintseva, A.A., Foster, D., Godwin, H., Miller, R.R., Anson, L.W., Walker, A.S., Peto, T.E.A., Crook, D.W., Knox, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: W.B. Saunders For The Hospital Infection Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28246002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2017.01.015

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28246002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2017.01.015

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