Risk factors for and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among healthy children in southern Taiwan, 2005-2010.

CONCLUSIONS: Between 2005 and 2010, 27.8% and 8.14% of healthy children in southern Taiwan had nasal carriage of S. aureus and MRSA, respectively. Most MRSA isolates were local community strains. Several demographic factors associated with nasal MRSA colonization were identified. PMID: 30274893 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - September 20, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chen CH, Kuo KC, Hwang KP, Lin TY, Huang YC Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research