Are Host Genetics the Predominant Determinant of Persistent NasalStaphylococcus aureusCarriage in Humans?
Author(s) -
Raymond Ruimy,
Cécile Angebault,
Félix Djossou,
Claire Dupont,
Loïc Epelboin,
Sophie Jarraud,
Laurence Armand-Lefèvre,
Michèle Bes,
Brânduşa Elena Lixandru,
Mélanie Bertine,
Assiya El Miniai,
Magaly Renard,
Régis Marc Bettinger,
Mathilde Lescat,
Olivier Clermont,
Gilles Peroz,
Gérard Lina,
Mehri Tavakol,
François Vandenesch,
Alex van Belkum,
François Rousset,
Antoine Andremont
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/655901
Subject(s) - carriage , multilocus sequence typing , staphylococcus aureus , biology , molecular epidemiology , epidemiology , genotype , staphylococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , medicine , gene , bacteria , pathology
Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is influenced by multifactorial interactions which are difficult to study in open populations. Therefore, we concomitantly assessed the epidemiological, microbiological, and human-genetic carriage-related factors in a nearly closed population.
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