title: The natural history of contemporary Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in community children.
abstract: The natural history of contemporary Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization was evaluated in community children during a 1-year period. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus nasal carriage was more persistent than methicillin-resistant S. aureus nasal carriage, which was usually self-limited. Children with persistent staphylococcal colonization often carried identical strains. Identification of persistent methicillin-resistant S. aureus carriers might inform strategies for decolonization and reduction of staphylococcal transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. Fritz_S@kids.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Melissa J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: Emma K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Epplin
authors.forename: Carey-Ann
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Burnham
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garbutt
authors.forename: W Michael
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hunstad
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Storch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial