Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, gender and smoking status. The Tromso Staph and Skin Study

• Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
• Main Authors: Olsen, Karina, Falch, Birgit Margrethe, Danielsen, Kjersti, Johannessen, Mona, Sollid, Johanna U Ericson, Thune, Inger, Grimnes, Guri, Jorde, Rolf, Simonsen, Gunnar Skov, Furberg, Anne-Sofie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2012
• Subjects: VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical molecular biology: 711; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk molekylærbiologi: 711; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical microbiology: 715; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk mikrobiologi: 715; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical immunology: 716; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk immunologi: 716; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/4969; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-011-1331-x

Vitamin D induces the expression of antimicrobial peptides with activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Thus, we studied the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and S. aureus nasal colonization and carriage. Nasal swabs, blood samples and clinical data from 2,115 women and 1,674...