Self-sampling is appropriate for detection of <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>: a validation study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies frequently use nasal swabs to determine <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> carriage. Self-sampling would be extremely useful in an outhospital research situation, but has not been studied in a healthy population. We s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
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Online Access: | http://www.aricjournal.com/content/1/1/34 |