Nostrils of healthy volunteers are independent with regard to Staphylococcus aureus carriage

Beau J. Kildow; Johan P. Conradie; Rachel L. Robson

doi:10.1128/JCM.01488-12

Nostrils of healthy volunteers are independent with regard to Staphylococcus aureus carriage

Beau J. Kildow, Johan P. Conradie, Rachel L. Robson

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3744-3746
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	50
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01488-12
State	Published - Nov 2012

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