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A BACTERIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IN NORMAL FAMILIES
Author(s) -
BridgesWebb C.,
Gulasekharam J.,
Graydon J. J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87830.x
Subject(s) - throat , nose , incidence (geometry) , medicine , respiratory tract , staphylococcus aureus , ear nose and throat , respiratory tract infections , pathogen , respiratory system , dermatology , surgery , immunology , biology , bacteria , physics , optics , genetics
Nose, throat and ear swabs were obtained from 138 persons in normal health from 56 families. Fifty‐one per cent of persons carried a potential pathogen in the nose, 30% in their throat and 25% in their ears; 63% of persons showed Staphylococcus aureus in one or more of the swabs. The incidence of pathogens was greatest in children, and was unrelated to the presence of respiratory symptoms.