Yield of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on moist swabs versus dry swabs

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 469-470

  Codrington, Lenora ^a   Kuncio, Danica ^b   Han, Jennifer ^c   Nachamkin, Irving ^d   Tolomeo, Pam ^d   Hu, Baofeng ^d   Lautenbach, Ebbing ^c,d  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; SWAB;

AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84876931324     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.011     Document Type: Letter

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