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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 13.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2008 Sep;36(7):468–471. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.01.003

Table 2.

Prevalence of MRSA and A baumannii and sensitivity of surveillance cultures at each site

Sensitivity by culture site
Organism Prevalence at any site Anterior nares Perirectal Sputum Wound
MRSA 30% 86% 5% 23% 7%
A baumannii 28% Not tested 22% 68% 22%