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Higher prevalence of pharyngeal than nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage in pediatric intensive care units.

Mari M Nakamura, Alexander J McAdam, Thomas J Sandora, Katharina R Moreira, Grace M Lee
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2010 August
Sensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus colonization is important for epidemiologic studies, infection control, and decolonization measures. We examined the sensitivity of nasal and pharyngeal sampling for S. aureus colonization in 331 children admitted to intensive care units. Pharyngeal screening was more sensitive than nasal screening (92.6% versus 63.1%, P < 0.0001).

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