THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS NASAL COLONIZATION IN COMMUNITY CHILDREN
- 1 April 2011
- journal article
- other
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 30 (4), 349-351
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e3181fe075e
Abstract
The natural history of contemporary Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization was evaluated in community children during a 1-year period. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus nasal carriage was more persistent than methicillin-resistant S. aureus nasal carriage, which was usually self-limited. Children with persistent staphylococcal colonization often carried identical strains. Identification of persistent methicillin-resistant S. aureus carriers might inform strategies for decolonization and reduction of staphylococcal transmission.Keywords
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