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Host innate inflammatory factors and staphylococcal protein A influence the duration of human Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage.
Mucosal immunology - 1 Nov 2016
Cole A L, Muthukrishnan G, Chong C, Beavis A, Eade C R, Wood M P, Deichen M G, Cole A M
Abstract excerpt
Human Staphylococcus aureus (SA) nasal carriage provides a reservoir for the dissemination of infectious strains; however, factors regulating the establishment and persistence of nasal colonization are mostly unknown. We measured carriage duration and nasal fluid inflammatory markers after nasally inoculating healthy participants with their previously isolated SA strains. Out of 15 studies, 10 resulted in rapid...
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