Staphylococcus aureus in Antarctica: carriage and attempted eradication
The carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was studied in a group of 28 men living in a totally isolated environment for a year. Initially, nasal, axillary and perineal swabs were taken at weekly intervals, but from week 24 throat swabs were taken from known nasal carriers. Several attempts were made dur...
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Cambridge University Press
1986
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523130/ |