Nasal abnormality and the carrier rate of Staphylococcus aureus
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Nasal abnormality and the carrier rate of Staphylococcus aureus.
In a group of 178 hospital nurses minor nasal abnormalities were found to be associated with an increased rate of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1961
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.14.5.519