Up to 30% of the human population are asymptomatically and permanently colonized with
nasal Staphylococcus aureus. To successfully colonize human nares, S. aureus needs to …

Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal bacterium known to colonize the skin, nares, and
gastrointestinal tract of humans. Asymptomatic workers can contaminate food via manual …

In apparent contrast to its invasive potential Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the anterior
nares of 20–80% of the human population. The relationship between host and microbe …

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains one of the
most prevalent multidrug-resistant organisms causing health care-associated infections …

Pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with
poor outcomes and frequently merits empirical antibiotic consideration despite its relatively …

Objective. Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in high-risk
patients is a legislative mandate in 9 US states and has been adopted by many hospitals …

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Bacteremia develops when bacteria manage to escape the host immune mechanisms or
when the otherwise well-orchestrated immune response fails to control bacterial spread due …

Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation—treatment to eradicate staphylococcal carriage—is
often considered as a measure to prevent S aureus infection. The most common approach to …

Based on the failure of conventional control strategies, some experts and public health
officials have promoted active screening to detect asymptomatic carriers of meticillin …