Nostrils of Healthy Volunteers Are Independent with Regard to Staphylococcus aureus Carriage

作者:Kildow Beau J; Conradie Johan P; Robson Rachel L*
来源:Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2012, 50(11): 3744-3746.
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01488-12

摘要

The right and left nares of healthy adults (n = 251) were swabbed separately to determine carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in each nostril. Carriers were significantly more likely to carry S. aureus in one nostril than in both. Of those carrying S. aureus in both nostrils, 20% carried genetically distinct strains in each. Nostrils belonging to a single individual should not be assumed to be homogenous with respect to carriage of S. aureus.

  • 出版日期2012-11