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. 2017 Apr 5;17:89. doi: 10.1186/s12866-017-0997-3

Table 2.

Number of S. aureus found in nares of healthy individuals

Number of S. aureus CFU/nostril (n = 14)a
n = 8 n = 2 n = 1 n = 1 n = 1 n = 1
0 50 1.5 × 102 5.0 × 102 6.0 × 102 1.5 × 104

aResults from a pilot study where we determined S. aureus CFU/nostril in 14 healthy colleagues from Department of Medical Biology by one nasal swab culture