Staphylococcus aureus on the hair.
Staphylococcus aureus was found to be present on the hair of about 10% of people having no hospital contact and on that of about 50% of patients with skin diseases. The ;resident' carrier rate was higher in patients with eczema and psoriasis than in others and appeared to be related to carriage of the organisms on the skin. Much of the ;transient' carriage could be attributed to contamination from other sources in the ward.
D002353:Carrier State; D003428:Cross Infection; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections