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. 2011 Mar;49(3):1119-21.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02601-10. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization at different body sites: a prospective, quantitative analysis

Leonard A Mermel  1 , Jennifer M Cartony, Pauline Covington, Gail Maxey, Dan Morse
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization at different body sites: a prospective, quantitative analysis

Leonard A Mermel et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

We quantified methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage. The greater the log(10) count in samples from the nares, the greater the likelihood that other body sites had been colonized. Log(10) counts among body sites were correlated. The greatest sensitivity value (98%) was determined for the combined results from 2 sites: the nares and the groin.

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