nasal carriage of uncommon coagulase-negative staphylococci in nurses and physicians of tehran university hospitals. | coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons) have been identified as a major cause of nosocomial infections. nasal carriage of cons in nurses and physicians is known to be an important risk factor for potential hospital infections. this study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of nasal carriage of uncommon coagulase-negative staphylococci among nurse and physician staffs of tehran university hospitals. a total of 116 cons were isolated from anterior nares of the study participants working ... | 2016 | 27309482 |