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Nasal staphylococci in children – a follow-up study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

M. L. Burr  and
C. H. L. Howells
M. L. Burr
Affiliation:
MRC Epidemiology Unit, Richmond Road, Cardiff, CF2 3AS
C. H. L. Howells
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, CF4 4XW
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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was studied in a cohort of infants born to the residents of two towns in South Wales. The children were followed up to the age of 5 years, nasal swabs being taken annually after a more detailed survey during the first year. The carriage-rate of S. aureus reached a minimum of 10–15% at one year and then rose steadily to 41% at five years. From the age of two years about 90% of the organisms isolated were resistant to penicillin. There was a marked tendency for children to carry the same strains from year to year, but carriage during the first year of life did not predict carriage at the age of five.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 88 , Issue 3 , June 1982 , pp. 433 - 437
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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