Predicting the Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carrier State: Derivation and Validation of a "Culture Rule"
Clinical Infectious Diseases2004Vol. 39(6), pp. 806–811
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Jan Nouwen, Alewijn Ott, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Hélène Boelens, Amy Hofman, Alex van Belkum, H.A. Verbrugh
Abstract
Combining qualitative and quantitative results of 2 nasal swab cultures accurately predicted the persistent S. aureus carriage state with a reliability of 93.6%. Thus, this culture rule can be used in studies of determinants and risks of S. aureus nasal carriage.
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