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Determinants of Acquisition and Carriage of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>in Infancy
1 Dec 2003
Abstract excerpt
Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a major risk factor for invasive S. aureus disease. The aim of this study was to define factors associated with carriage. We conducted a prospective, longitudinal community-based study of infants and their mothers for a period of 6 months following delivery. The epidemiology of carriage was examined for 100 infant-mother pairs. Infant carriage varied significantly with...
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