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Characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus nasal and skin carriage among patients undergoing haemodialysis treatment.
The new microbiologica - 1 Apr 2007
Bogut Agnieszka, Kozioł-Montewka Maria, Baranowicz Iwona, Jóźwiak Lucyna, Ksiazek Andrzej, Al-Doori Zainab, Morrison Donald, Kaczor Danuta, Paluch-Oleś Jolanta
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The aim of the study was to investigate the rate of Staphylococcus aureus nasal and skin carriage in patients undergoing haemodialysis. The cultured staphylococcal isolates were subsequently characterized by molecular methods. The study group comprised 43 haemodialysed patients from whom nasal and skin swabs from the vascular access sites were collected. The identification of staphylococcal isolates and...
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