Comparison of rectal swabs and stool cultures for the detection of gastrointestinal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.
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).
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*