title: Is wet swab superior to dry swab as an intranasal screening test?
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is still a great concern, and recognition of the carrier is essential for appropriate infection control in intensive care units. The utility of wet swab compared to dry swab as an intranasal screening test has not been well assessed yet. A comparative study of the wet and dry swab in its ability to detect the organism was performed against critically ill patients, and it was found that there were no statistically significant differences between the two different methods. The wet swab did not show increased sensitivity compared to dry one.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Microbiology Division, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama, 708-0841 Japan ; Department of Nursing, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama, 708-0841 Japan.
authors.forename: Hideharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagiya
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Shujitsu University, Okayama, 703-8516 Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mio
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Microbiology Division, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama, 708-0841 Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama, 708-0841 Japan.
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama, 708-0841 Japan.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kokumai
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Shujitsu University, Okayama, 703-8516 Japan.
authors.forename: Taeko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama, 708-0841 Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Microbiology Division, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Okayama, 708-0841 Japan.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Shujitsu University, Okayama, 703-8516 Japan.
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiota
keywords: Intensive care unit; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Screening test; Swab