PURPOSE Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of invasive infections, yet most
assessments of prevalence are based on health care–based samples. We computed …

Background Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of infection, particularly in persons
colonized by this organism. Virulent strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) have …

Background. Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of disease, particularly in
colonized persons. Although methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infection has become …

The study objective was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for nasal colonization
with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance among the urban poor and to …

Background: The epidemiology of staphylococcal colonization and community-associated
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is changing, and little is known from the …

Background Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) plays a
key role in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of disease. The purpose of this study was to …

Background and Purpose: Data on the carriage rate and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of
Staphylococcus aureus strains prevalent in the community are not available for many …

ABSTRACT A total of 1,838 subjects from the community and 393 subjects from health care-
related facilities in Taiwan were evaluated for the prevalence of nasal Staphylococcus …

Recently, concern has increased regarding the spread of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community. We studied 812 subjects from central Italy …

This study characterizes methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and
methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates recovered from nasal cultures of …