The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients attending inner city sexually transmitted infections and community clinics in Calgary, Canada.

The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients attending inner city sexually transmitted infections and community clinics in Calgary, Canada.

BACKGROUND:Although the nares represent the most common carriage site for traditional hospital-associated strains of Staphylococcus aureus (SA), the predominant site of carriage of SA in the community is less certain. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study in 285 patients attending sexually tr...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Ugarte Torres, Angel Chu, Ron Read, Judy MacDonald, Daniel Gregson, Thomas Louie, Johanna Delongchamp, Linda Ward, Joann McClure, Kunyan Zhang, John Conly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5444836?pdf=render

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