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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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