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Comparative Study
. 2011 Jul;49(7):2717-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00504-11. Epub 2011 Apr 27.

Comparison of automated processing of flocked swabs with manual processing of fiber swabs for detection of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus

Gillian Jones  1 , Roger Matthews, Richard Cunningham, Peter Jenks
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Comparative Study

Comparison of automated processing of flocked swabs with manual processing of fiber swabs for detection of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus

Gillian Jones et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

The sensitivity of automated culture of Staphylococcus aureus from flocked swabs versus that of manual culture of fiber swabs was prospectively compared using nasal swabs from 867 patients. Automated culture from flocked swabs significantly increased the detection rate, by 13.1% for direct culture and 10.2% for enrichment culture.

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