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Carriage of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>among 104 healthy persons during a 19-month period
1 Aug 1995
Abstract excerpt
The present study was undertaken to investigate the frequency of the nasal carrier rate of Staphylococcus aureus. The investigation was performed on 104 healthy persons. The total number of swabs performed was 1498 and this resulted in isolation of 522 S. aureus strains. All strains have been identified, tested for antibiotic susceptibility, and phage-typed. The carrier-index (number of positive swabs/number of...
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