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Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in a New Zealand Primary School: A Cohort Study
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Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in a New Zealand Primary School: A Cohort Study

Pippa Scott, Patricia C Priest, Stephen T Chambers, Janneke C M Heijne and David R Murdoch
The Pediatric infectious disease journal, Vol.37(6), pp.e172-e175
06/2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001796
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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/28436

Abstract

Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - microbiology Child Cohort Studies Female Humans Male New Zealand - epidemiology Nose - microbiology Prevalence Schools Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Surveys and Questionnaires
Asymptomatic carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a source of transmission between healthy individuals. Seventy children at a primary school were swabbed 7 times to identify patterns of S. aureus carriage. S. aureus carriage prevalence was 53%-65% at each round and 45% carried at every round. High carriage prevalence may indicate that school-aged children are important contributors to S. aureus transmission.
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