Better detection of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage by use of nylon flocked swabs.

Authors :: Verhoeven P
Grattard F
Carricajo A
Pozzetto B
Berthelot P
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2010 Nov; Vol. 48 (11), pp. 4242-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Sep 15.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Flocked swabs (Copan) were compared to rayon swabs (Copan) for the nasal detection of Staphylococcus aureus in 90 healthy volunteers sampled sequentially during a 5-week period. The use of flocked swabs improved the number of nasal carriers (P = 0.026), the number of positive specimens (P = 0.01), and the quantity of bacteria in positive samples (P = 0.004).

Subjects :: Carrier State microbiology
Humans
Nylons
Sensitivity and Specificity
Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
Bacteriological Techniques methods
Carrier State diagnosis
Nasal Mucosa microbiology
Specimen Handling methods
Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis
Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification

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