Comparison of rectal swabs and stool cultures for the detection of gastrointestinal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.
AUTOR(ES)
Crossley, K
RESUMO
In a survey of gastrointestinal staphylococcal colonization conducted in hospitalized burned patients, rectal swab cultures yielded Staphylococcus aureus significantly more often (34/65, 52%) than simultaneously collected stool cultures (24/65, 37%; P less than 0.01).
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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