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Frequency of MRSA detection in different surveillance and clinical specimens of 35 patients |
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| Sites |
Number of patients (%) |
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| Nares |
24 (69%) |
| Pharynx |
21 (60%) |
| Sputum |
18 (51%) |
| Stool |
18 (51%) |
| Urine |
11 (31%) |
| Wound |
8 (23%) |
| Intraabdominal drain |
5 (14%) |
| Bile |
3 (9%) |
| Intravascular catheter |
2 (6%) |
| Ascites |
2 (6%) |
| Pleural effusion |
2 (6%) |
| Blood |
1 (3%) |
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Thirty of 35 patients had MRSA detected from multiple sites. | |
Hashimoto et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:155 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-155 |
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