Staphylococcus aureus on the hair.

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  • W C Noble
چکیده

Staphylococcus aureus was found to be present on the hair of about 10% of people having no hospital contact and on that of about 50% of patients with skin diseases. The ;resident' carrier rate was higher in patients with eczema and psoriasis than in others and appeared to be related to carriage of the organisms on the skin. Much of the ;transient' carriage could be attributed to contamination from other sources in the ward.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical pathology

دوره 19 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1966