Localization of Staphylococcus aureus in tissue from the nasal vestibule in healthy carriers

• Main Authors: Anne-Merethe Hanssen, Kindlund, Bert, Stenklev, Niels, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Fismen, Silje, Olsen, Renate, Johannessen, Mona, Sollid, Johanna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2017
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Medicine; Microbiology; FOS Biological sciences; Cell Biology; Genetics; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Ecology; Immunology; FOS Clinical medicine; Cancer; Infectious Diseases; FOS Health sciences; Virology; Nares; Nasi; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3735463; https://figshare.com/collections/Localization_of_Staphylococcus_aureus_in_tissue_from_the_nasal_vestibule_in_healthy_carriers/3735463

Abstract Background Colonization of the body is an important step in Staphylococcus aureus infection. S. aureus colonizes skin and mucous membranes in humans and several animal species. One important ecological niche of S. aureus is the anterior nares. More than 60% of the S. aureus in the nose are...