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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Prevalences and characteristics of cultivable nasal bacteria isolated from preclinical medical students.

Ke Zhou, Fei Sun, Xiu-Li Xu, Xiao-Ke Hao, Jia-Yun Liu

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ke ZhouCenter of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of PLA, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Fei SunDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2378-2896
Xiu-Li XuCenter of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of PLA, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Xiao-Ke HaoCenter of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of PLA, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Jia-Yun LiuCenter of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of PLA, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Xijing Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesCommensal bacteria in the nasal cavity may act as opportunistic pathogens that cause infections under certain conditions. Screening for commensal bacteria in the nasal cavity may aid in understanding their roles in microbiota balance and preventing potential infections.

methodsNasal samples were collected from healthy preclinical medical students and used to inoculate various bacterial culture media, by means of the WaspLab microbiology automated system. Bacterial colonies were then identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. Antibiotic resistance phenotypes of

resultsIn total, 549 bacterial strains were isolated from 161 participants. These strains included the following genera:

conclusionsA diverse group of nasal commensal bacteria inhabited our population of healthy volunteers. These data can improve comprehension of the potential roles of these nasal commensal bacteria in regulating microbiota balance and promoting or mitigating potential future infections.

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal InfectionsStudents, MedicalAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPrevalenceStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial Agentscommensal bacteriahealthy populationhospital infection controlnasal colonization screeningnasal vestibuleStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID33103543
PMCPMC7607144
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