doi: 10.1086/520016.
Epub 2007 Jul 5.
Throat swabs are necessary to reliably detect carriers of Staphylococcus aureus
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Throat swabs are necessary to reliably detect carriers of Staphylococcus aureus
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Abstract
The anterior nares are the most important screening site of colonization with Staphylococcus aureus. We screened 2966 individuals for S. aureus carriage with swabs of both nares and throat. A total of 37.1% of persons were nasal carriers, and 12.8% were solely throat carriers. Screening of throat swabs significantly increases the sensitivity of detection among carriers by 25.7%.
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