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Comparison of Rectal Swabs and Stool Cultures for the Detection of Gastrointestinal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus

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Journal J Clin Microbiol
Specialty Microbiology
Date 1980 Apr 1
PMID 6989861
Citations 10
Authors
K Crossley
J Solliday
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Abstract

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).

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