Comparison of rectal swabs and stool cultures for the detection of gastrointestinal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.

摘要

In a survey of gastrointestinal staphylococcal colonization conducted in hospitalized burned patients, rectal swab cultures yielded Staphylococcus aureus significantly more often (34/65, 52%) than simultaneously collected stool cultures (24/65, 37%; P less than 0.01).