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High Nasal Burden of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Increases Risk of Invasive Disease
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52(1)
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In a retrospective cohort study of 1,140 patients harboring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the nasal burden was low in 31%, category 1+ to 2+ in 54%, and category 3+ to 4+ in 15%. There was a significant trend in infection risk with increasing nasal burden (P = 0.007). In multivariate models, high nasal burden remained significantly associated with invasive infection.