Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage

Neth J Med. 2001 Sep;59(3):126-33. doi: 10.1016/s0300-2977(01)00150-4.

Abstract

This article aims to review what is currently known of the host and bacterial factors determining S. aureus nasal carriage, including recent developments and future prospects.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Carrier State / epidemiology*
  • Carrier State / prevention & control
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Forecasting
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Mupirocin / therapeutic use
  • Nasal Mucosa / microbiology*
  • Population Surveillance
  • Risk Factors
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Staphylococcus aureus*
  • Vancomycin Resistance

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Mupirocin