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

• Published in: BMC Microbiology
• Main Authors: Hanssen, Anne-Merethe, Kindlund, Bert, Stenklev, Niels Christian, Furberg, Anne-Sofie, Fismen, Silje, Olsen, Renate Slind, Johannessen, Mona, Sollid, Johanna U Ericson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2017
• Subjects: Nasal colonization; Staphylococcus aureus; Carrier; Localization; Epithelial cells; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk mikrobiologi: 715; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical microbiology: 715; Nares; Nasi; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/11278; 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...