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. 1961 Sep;14(5):519–521. doi: 10.1136/jcp.14.5.519

Nasal abnormality and the carrier rate of Staphylococcus aureus

S I Jacobs 1, G M Williamson 1, A T Willis 1
PMCID: PMC480275  PMID: 14450696

Abstract

In a group of 178 hospital nurses minor nasal abnormalities were found to be associated with an increased rate of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.

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