title: Identification of Staphylococcus aureus from enriched nasal swabs within 24 h is improved with use of multiple culture media.
abstract: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is commonly evaluated via culture-based methods. We found that parallel use of two media, Baird-Parker and CHROMagar™ Staph aureus, increased detection of S. aureus from a healthy population by 29 %. We suggest use of both media for optimal identification of S. aureus from healthy cohorts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1301 Michael Hooker Research Center, 135 Dauer Drive, CB 7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nadimpalli
authors.affiliation: Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room W7033B, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heaney
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1301 Michael Hooker Research Center, 135 Dauer Drive, CB 7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Jill R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D012329:RNA, Bacterial