An outbreak of post-operative sepsis due to a staphylococcal disperser
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Nasal Carriage of Staphylococci and Post-operative Staphylococcal Wound Infection.
One hundred patients undergoing major surgical operations in a provincial group hospital were studied bacteriologically daily to determine any relation between nasal carriage of staphylococci and post-operative staphylococcal wound sepsis.Sixty-four patients were either carriers on admission and throughout their stay, or their noses became colonized at some time by ward strains. Six cases of st...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hygiene
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0022-1724
DOI: 10.1017/s0022172400063257