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

• Published in: BMC Microbiology
• Main Authors: Hanssen, Anne-Merethe, Kindlund, Bert, Christian Stenklev, Niels, Furberg, Anne-Sofie, Fismen, Silje, Slind Olsen, Renate, Johannessen, Mona, Ericson Sollid, Johanna Ulrica
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för läkemedelsforskning 2017
• Subjects: Nasal colonization; Staphylococcus aureus; Carrier; Localization; Epithelial cells; Intracellular; Microbiology in the medical area; Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området; Arctic; Nares; Nasi; Norway; Tromso; Northern Norway; Arctic University of Norway; UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-137392; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-017-0997-3

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 found in...