Nostrils of Healthy Volunteers Are Independent with Regard to Staphylococcus aureus Carriage
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Nostrils of healthy volunteers are independent with regard to Staphylococcus aureus carriage.
The right and left nares of healthy adults (n = 251) were swabbed separately to determine carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in each nostril. Carriers were significantly more likely to carry S. aureus in one nostril than in both. Of those carrying S. aureus in both nostrils, 20% carried genetically distinct strains in each. Nostrils belonging to a single individual should not be assumed to be ho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01488-12