Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among Children in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among Children in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Nasal carriage with Staphylococcus aureus is a common risk factor for invasive infections, indicating the necessity to monitor prevalent strains, particularly in the vulnerable paediatric population. This surveillance study aims to identify carriage rates, subtypes, antimicrobial susceptibilities an...

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Main Authors:	Daniel Eibach, Michael Nagel, Benedikt Hogan, Clinton Azuure, Ralf Krumkamp, Denise Dekker, Mike Gajdiss, Melanie Brunke, Nimako Sarpong, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Jürgen May
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5249101?pdf=render

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