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Factors associated with Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among healthy people in Northern China.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2015
Yan X, Song Y, Yu X, Tao X, Yan J, Luo F, Zhang H, Zhang J, Li Q, He L, Li S, Meng F, Zhang J, Grundmann H
Abstract excerpt
There is still limited knowledge about the prevalence and risk factors of nasal carriage for Staphylococcus aureus among healthy carriers in China. We investigated 2448 healthy adults (≥18 years of age) from Beijing (n = 1530) and Harbin (n = 918) by nasal screening. Participants were checked for carriage of S. aureus, and health-related and demographic information between 2009 and 2011 was gathered. A total of...
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