| Literature DB >> 22915611 |
Beau J Kildow1, Johan P Conradie, Rachel L Robson.
Abstract
The right and left nares of healthy adults (n = 251) were swabbed separately to determine carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in each nostril. Carriers were significantly more likely to carry S. aureus in one nostril than in both. Of those carrying S. aureus in both nostrils, 20% carried genetically distinct strains in each. Nostrils belonging to a single individual should not be assumed to be homogenous with respect to carriage of S. aureus.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22915611 PMCID: PMC3486198 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01488-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948