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Sensitivities of Nasal and Rectal Swabs for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in an Active Surveillance Program

All medical and high-risk surgical patients were screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization over 3.5 years. The sensitivities of nasal and rectal swabs were 68% and 62%, respectively. Naris and open-skin-site swabs detected 467 (74%) of 627 adult carriers identified. Recta...

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Autores principales: Currie, Andrea, Davis, Linda, Odrobina, Ewa, Waldman, Suzanne, White, Diane, Tomassi, Joanne, Katz, Kevin C.
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2546770/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18614650
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00848-08
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