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. 2008 Sep;46(9):3101-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00848-08. Epub 2008 Jul 9.

Sensitivities of nasal and rectal swabs for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in an active surveillance program

Andrea Currie  1 , Linda Davis, Ewa Odrobina, Suzanne Waldman, Diane White, Joanne Tomassi, Kevin C Katz
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Sensitivities of nasal and rectal swabs for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in an active surveillance program

Andrea Currie et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

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. Rectal swabs detected an additional 160 (26%) carriers.

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