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Table 2 Number of S. aureus found in nares of healthy individuals

From: Localization of Staphylococcus aureus in tissue from the nasal vestibule in healthy carriers

Number of S. aureus CFU/nostril (n = 14)a

n = 8

n = 2

n = 1

n = 1

n = 1

n = 1

0

50

1.5 × 102

5.0 × 102

6.0 × 102

1.5 × 104

  1. aResults from a pilot study where we determined S. aureus CFU/nostril in 14 healthy colleagues from Department of Medical Biology by one nasal swab culture