Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and microbiome composition among medical students from Colombia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Background: The anterior nares are the main ecological niche for Staphylococcus aureus, an important commensal and opportunistic pathogen. Medical students are frequently colonized by a variety of pathogens. Microbial interactions in the human nose can prevent or favor colonization by pathogens, and individuals colonized by pathogens have increased risk of infection and are the source of transmission to other community members or susceptible individuals. According to recent studies, the microbiome from several anatomic areas of healthy individuals varies across different ethnicities. Although previous studies analyzed the nasal microbiome in association with S. aureus carriage, those studies did not provide information regarding ethnicity of participants. Our aim was t

SUBMITTER: Reyes N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7156025 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature