Nasal screening for Staphylococcus aureus--daily routine with improvement potentials.
OBJECTIVES: Staphylococcus aureus causes purulent bacterial infections with a considerable number of life-threatening complications and thus, is a serious cost factor in public health. Up to 50% of a given population could asymptomatically carry Staphylococcus aureus in their nares, thereby serving...
Main Authors: | Philipp Warnke, Tim Harnack, Peter Ottl, Guenther Kundt, Andreas Podbielski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3933644?pdf=render |
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