Staphylococcus aureus in the community: colonization versus infection.

Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections have increased dramatically in the community, yet S. aureus nasal colonization has remained stable. The objectives of this study were to determine if S. aureus colonization is a useful proxy measure to study disease transmission and infection in...

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Main Authors: Maureen Miller, Heather A Cook, E Yoko Furuya, Meera Bhat, Mei-Ho Lee, Peter Vavagiakis, Paul Visintainer, Glenny Vasquez, Elaine Larson, Franklin D Lowy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2724739?pdf=render