Carriage patterns ofStaphylococcus aureusin a healthy non-hospital population of adults and children
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Annals of Human Biology
- Vol. 3 (3), 221-227
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03014467600001381
Abstract
Bacteriological examination of healthy school children and adults for Staphylococcus aureus by weekly swabbing of nose, throat and hands over extended periods demonstrated a general transition from persistent to transient carrier status between 10 and 20 years of age. Adult transient carriers were commoner among manual than office workers and frequently yielded biochemically atypical isolates, possibly because of acquired resistance to typical strains. Nasal carriage was commonest, but children frequently yielded the organism from both nose and throat. Die bakteriologische Untersuchung gesunder Schulkinder und Erwachsener auf Staphylococcus aureus durch wöchentliche Nasen-, Kehlen- und Handabstriche über längere Zeit zeigte einen allgemeinen Übergang vom dauernden zum zum vorübergehenden Trägerstatus zwischen 10 und 20 Jahren. Erwachsene vorübergehende Träger waren unter Handarbeitern weiter verbreitet als unter Büroarbeitern und zeigten häufig biochemisch atypische Isolate, möglicherweise wegen der erworbenen Resistenz gegen typische Stämme. Nasenbefall war am weitesten verbreitet, aber Kinder zeigten den Organismus häufig in Nase und Kehle gleichzeitig. L'examen bactériologique d'écoliers et d'adultes bien portants pour détection de Staphylococcus aureus par écouvillonnage hebdomadaire du nez, de la gorge et des mains durant de longues périodes a mis en évidence un passage général du statut de porteur persistant à celui de porteur transitoire entre les âges de 10 et 20 ans. Les porteurs transitoires adultes étaient plus communs chez les travailleurs manuels que chez les employés de bureau et véhiculaient plus souvent des isolats biochimiquement atypiques, peut-être à cause d'une résistance acquise aux souches typiques. La localisation nasale était la plus commune, mais les enfants ont fréquemment livré l'organisme à la fois du nez et de la gorge.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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