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Factors associated with Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and molecular characteristics among the general population at a Medical College Campus in Guangzhou, South China.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 11 Apr 2017
Chen B J, Xie X Y, Ni L J, Dai X L, Lu Y, Wu X Q, Li H Y, Yao Y D, Huang S Y
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BACKGROUND: The nasal cavity is the main colonization site of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in human body. Nasal carriage may be a strong risk factor for some serious infection. There was still limited information about the nasal carriage for S. aureus in south China. METHODS: Sought to determine the prevalence and molecular characteristics of S. aureus nasal carriage, 295 volunteers residing on a medicine...
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