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Clin Infect Dis
; 52(6): 775-8, 2011 Mar 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21367730
ABSTRACT
Throat carriage (42.7%) of Staphylococcus aureus exceeded nasal carriage (35.0%) in 2 New York prisons. Methicillin resistance, primarily due to USA300, was high at both sites; 25% of dually colonized inmates had different strains. Strategies to reduce S. aureus transmission will need to consider the high frequency of throat colonization.