Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks

• Published in: Clinical Microbiology Reviews Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 505 - 520
• Main Authors: KLUYTMANS, J, VAN BELKUM, A, VERBRUGH, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01-07-1997
• Subjects: AIDS/HIV; Bacterial Adhesion; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Carrier State - prevention & control; Endothelium; Endothelium, Corneal; Epithelium; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; HIV Infections - complications; human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Microbiology; Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; Renal Dialysis; Risk Factors; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - etiology; Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control; Staphylococcus; Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity; Staphylococcus aureus - physiology; Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology; Human; Opportunistic infection; Pathogenesis; Host agent relation; Asymptomatic; Review; Epidemiology; Infection; Risk factor; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Complication; Micrococcaceae; Carrier; Staphylococcus aureus
• ISSN: 0893-8512; 1098-6618
• DOI: 10.1128/cmr.10.3.505

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