Author:
Noble W. C.,Valkenburg H. A.,Wolters Caroline H. L.
Abstract
Nose, throat and finger carriage ofStaphylococcus aureuswas investigated in a series of random samples from a normal European population.No evidence for a seasonal trend in carriage was found but the intersample variation between successive random samples was obtained. The mean nasal carrier rate was 29 % with a standard deviation of 7 %.No association was found between nasal or throat carriage of staphylococci and stay in hospital or antibiotic therapy but respondents with penicillin-resistant staphylococci in the nose had skin infections more frequently than those with penicillin-sensitive strains.Evidence was obtained for a family, perhaps genetic, ‘predisposition’ to carry staphylococci in the nose.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Epidemiology
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