… The nares, throat and perineum are the most prevalent sites for carriage in the general
adult … This review describes results from observational studies of S. aureus carriage and the …

… understanding the microbial ecology of S. aureus carriage, we have analyzed the nares
microbiotas in cohorts of healthy and hospitalized individuals. Patients were classified as S. …

… Table 1 presents an overview of major events in S aureus research. Here, we focus on the
… of S aureus nasal carriage and the risks of infection associated with S aureus nasal carriage. …

Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a major risk factor for invasive S. aureus disease.
The aim of this study was to define factors associated with carriage. We conducted a …

… Despite this lack of consistency, a clear distinction between persistent and intermittent
nasal carriage appears to be important. The mean number of colony-forming units of S. aureus …

… of S pneumoniae carriage against S aureus carriage. Studies measuring the effect of
vaccination on S pneumoniae epidemiology should also examine concurrent changes in S aureus. …

INTRODUCTION It seems to have been more than 50 years after Staphylococcus aureus
had been recognized as a cause of wound infection and other sepsis that its prevalence in …

… Staphylococcus aureus has long been recognized as an important pathogen in human
disease. Staphylococcal infections occur regularly in hospitalized patients and have severe con…

… carriage of S aureus and risk factors for carriage, as well as population-based estimates of
nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant S aureus … to estimate carriage of S aureus and MRSA for …

… Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is an important risk factor for infection by this …
the role of host and bacterial factors in carriage. A host genetic influence appears likely but the …