ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2010
Comparison of flocked and rayon swabs for detection of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among pathology staff members.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Dutch guideline on the laboratory detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2014Guideline
- Liquid and Dry Swabs for Culture- and PCR-Based Detection of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus during Admission Screening.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2019Article
- A comparison of flocked swabs and traditional swabs, using multiplex real-time PCR for detection of common gastroenteritis pathogens in Botswana.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease · 2016Article
- The role of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in the pathogenesis of bloodstream infection.BMC research notes · 2014Article
- Comparison of ESwab with traditional swabs for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using two different walk-away commercial real-time PCR methods.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2014Article
- Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Different Types of Nasopharyngeal Swabs in Children.PloS one · 2013Article
- Better detection of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage by use of nylon flocked swabs.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2010Article
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Abstract
Comparison of flocked swabs (E-swabs; Copan) to the standard rayon swabs (Copan) was undertaken for detection of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among staff at Dorevitch Pathology in Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia. Among 100 volunteers, 36 were found to be colonized with S. aureus by one or both swab results. The prevalence detected by E-swabs was 35%, and the prevalence through rayon swabs was 34% (95% confidence interval [CI] for the difference in proportions, -12 to 14). Thirty-three volunteers tested positive with both types of swabs, while 2 were detected on E-swabs alone and another on rayon swab testing alone. There was no evidence of a significant difference in carriage detected by E-swabs or rayon swabs.
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