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...

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Main Authors: Philipp Warnke, Tim Harnack, Peter Ottl, Guenther Kundt, Andreas Podbielski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3933644?pdf=render