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Frequency of Staphylococcus intermedius as human nasopharyngeal flora
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Frequency of Staphylococcus intermedius as human nasopharyngeal flora

D A Talan, D Staatz, A Staatz and G D Overturf
Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.27(10), pp.2393-2393
10/1989
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.10.2393-.1989
PMCID: PMC267035
PMID: 2584388
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https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc267035View
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Abstract

Staphylococcus intermedius, a veterinary flora and pathogen, has recently been isolated from humans with infected dog bite wounds. The frequency of S. intermedius as a human nasopharyngeal flora was determined by culturing samples from 144 veterinary college staff members. This bacterium was isolated from only one individual (0.7%). It appears that S. intermedius is a true zoonotic opportunistic pathogen.

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