title: Does pharyngeal sampling improve the detection of nasopharyngeal persistent carriers of Staphylococcus aureus?
authors.affiliation: GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), COMUE of Lyon, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France; Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Paul O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Verhoeven
authors.affiliation: GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), COMUE of Lyon, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France; Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Cyrille H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Haddar
authors.affiliation: GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), COMUE of Lyon, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France; Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grattard
authors.affiliation: GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), COMUE of Lyon, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France; Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carricajo
authors.affiliation: GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), COMUE of Lyon, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France; Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Botelho-Nevers
authors.affiliation: GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), COMUE of Lyon, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France; Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France. Electronic address: bruno.pozzetto@univ-st-etienne.fr.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pozzetto
authors.affiliation: GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), COMUE of Lyon, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France; Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berthelot
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*