Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and infection among patients with diabetic foot ulcer
Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage in patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in Taiwan, and to assess the concordance between colonizing and clinical MRSA isolates from the patients. Method: A total of 354 nasal specimens were co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218301555 |