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. 2006 May;25(5):459-61.
doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000215228.25382.bd.

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients admitted to Driscoll Children's Hospital

Carmen Alfaro  1 , Marcella Mascher-Denen, Jaime Fergie, Kevin Purcell
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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients admitted to Driscoll Children's Hospital

Carmen Alfaro et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 May.

Abstract

A nasal swab specimen was collected for culture within 48 hours of admission and a questionnaire was completed using a convenience sample of 350 patients admitted to Driscoll Children's Hospital between February 15 and March 15, 2005. Of the 350 patients enrolled, 125 (36%) patients were colonized with Staphylococcus. aureus and 76 (61%) of the 125 S. aureus isolates were methicillin-resistant.

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