Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in the Hajj and Umrah mass gatherings by Yezli, Saber, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Abdulaziz A. Bin Saeed

“…Carriage studies reported carriage rates to be higher in Hajj pilgrims compared to Umrah pilgrims and that these events promote acquisition of carriage among pilgrims. …”
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Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia by Widi, Tri Satya Mastuti, Yulianto, Muhamad Danang Eko, Kusimawicitra, Ehsan, Adi, Amien Fahrianto

“…Horse drawn carriage is still widely used as transportation and leisure in Yogyakarta Province. …”
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Assessment of the welfare of carriage horses in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia by Widi, Tri Satya Mastuti, Yulianto, Muhamad Danang Eko, Kusimawicitra, Ehsan, Adi, Amien Fahrianto

“…Horse drawn carriage is still widely used as transportation and leisure in Yogyakarta Province. …”
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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and prevention of nosocomial infections. by Kluytmans, J, Wertheim, H

“…This review summarizes the clinically relevant aspects of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus. The epidemiology, associated risk, and the effects of eradication are discussed. …”

Duration of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae carriage in hospital patients by Mo, Y, Hernandez-Koutoucheva, A, Musicha, P, Bertrand, D, Lye, D, Ng, OT, Fenlon, SN, Chen, SL, Ling, ML, Tang, WY, Barkham, T, Nagarajan, N, Cooper, BS, Marimuthu, K

“…To determine the duration of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) carriage, we studied 21 CPE carriers for »1 year. …”

Carriage of β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae by Chinese travellers by Zhong, L, Stoesser, N, Doi, Y, Shen, C, Huang, X, Tian, G

On the evolution of virulence during Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage. by Young, B, Wilson, D

Host restriction, pathogenesis and chronic carriage of typhoidal Salmonella by J Barton, A, Hill, J, J Blohmke, C, Pollard, AJ

“…While conjugate vaccines against typhoid fever have recently been recommended by the World Health Organization for deployment, the lack of a vaccine against paratyphoid, multidrug resistance and chronic carriage all present challenges for the elimination of enteric fever. …”

Genetic diversity and carriage dynamics of Neisseria lactamica in infants. by Bennett, J, Griffiths, D, McCarthy, N, Sleeman, K, Jolley, K, Crook, D, Maiden, M

“…This problem was addressed by the multilocus sequence typing of N. lactamica isolates from two longitudinal studies of bacterial carriage in infants. The studies comprised 100 and 216 subjects, with N. lactamica carriage monitored from age 4 weeks until age 96 weeks and from age 2 weeks until age 24 weeks, respectively. …”

On the evolution of virulence during Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage by Young, B, Wilson, D

Stability of serotypes during nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae. by Meats, E, Brueggemann, A, Enright, M, Sleeman, K, Griffiths, D, Crook, D, Spratt, BG

“…However, the frequency with which this phenomenon occurs within the nasopharynx of children is not clear and is likely to be highest in the nasopharynx of children, who have high rates of pneumococcal carriage. A birth cohort of 100 infants was studied, and pneumococci were recovered from nasopharyngeal samples taken at monthly intervals during the first 6 months of life and then at 2-monthly intervals until the age of 2 years. …”

Pneumococcal genetic variability in age-dependent bacterial carriage by Kremer, PHC, Ferwerda, B, Bootsma, HJ, Rots, NY, Wijmenga-Monsuur, AJ, Sanders, EAM, Trzciński, K, Wyllie, AL, Turner, P, van der Ende, A, Brouwer, MC, Bentley, SD, van de Beek, D, Lees, J

“…We performed genome sequencing in a large carriage cohort, and conducted a meta-analysis with an existing carriage study. …”

Risk factors for gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated falciparum malaria. by Price, R, Nosten, F, Simpson, J, Luxemburger, C, Phaipun, L, ter Kuile, F, van Vugt, M, Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T, White, N

Pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria species in the African meningitis belt by Diallo, K, Maiden, M, Bennett, J, Rebbetts, L, Watkins, E, Trotter, C, Timbine, Y, Tamboura, B, Sow, S, Issaka, B, Dano, I, Collard, J, Dieng, M, Diallo, A, Mihret, A, Ali, O, Aseffa, A, Quaye, S, Bugri, A, Osei, I, Gamougam, K, Mbainadji, L, Douglas, D, Gadzama, G, Sambo, Z, Omotara, B, Nascimento, M, Woukeu, A, Manigert, O, Borrow, R, Stuart, J, Greenwood, B

“…Prevalence and risk factors for carriage were analyzed. Results. A total of 4694 isolates of Neisseria were obtained from 46034 pharyngeal swabs, a carriage prevalence of 10.2% (95% CI, 9.8-10.5). …”

Seasonal fluctuations in the carriage of Plasmodium vivax gametocytes in Thailand. by Nacher, M, Carrara, V, Mcgready, R, Ashley, E, Nguen, J, Thwai, K, Looareesuwan, S, Nosten, F

“…To study the influence of season on Plasmodium vivax gametocyte carriage, the relationship between monthly rainfall and the proportion of P. vivax patients with detectable gametocytaemia was analysed. …”

Carriage of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. by house flies by Choo, Li Chen, Abdul Aziz, Saleha

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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among healthy adults by Chong, Seng Choi, Chow, Suet Yin, Abu Bakar, Afra, Sakewi, Zamberi, Naing, Nyi Nyi, Jamal, Farida, Othman, Norlijah

“…Factors associated with S. aureus nasal carriage and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of the isolates were also analyzed. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus carriage in selected kindergartens in Klang Valley by Mohamed @ Abd Aziz, Nurul Azmawati, Ramli, Shalinawati, Zulkifli Amin, Nur Natasha, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahida, Che Isahak, Che Ilina, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Mohammed Salleh, Nooriah

“…Results: Overall prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA carriage were 19.2% (48/250) and 1.6% (4/250) respectively. mecA gene was present in all isolates, 50% isolates carried Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) gene. …”
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A prospective cohort study of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in neonates: the role of maternal carriage and phenotypic and molecular characteristics by Lin J, Wu C, Yan C, Ou Q, Lin D, Zhou J, Ye X, Yao Z

“…After adjustment, the relative risks and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) between the S. aureus carriage of neonates and nasal S. aureus carriage, vaginal S. aureus carriage, and both nasal and vaginal S. aureus carriage of mothers were 2.8 (95% CI, 1.6–4.8), 7.1 (95% CI, 4.1–12.4), and 9.6 (95% CI, 4.2–22.4), respectively. …”
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Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction on pneumococcal carriage in Fiji: results from four annual cross-sectional carriage surveys by Eileen M Dunne, PhD, Catherine Satzke, PhD, Felisita T Ratu, BPHN, Eleanor F G Neal, MPH, Laura K Boelsen, PhD, Silivia Matanitobua, BLMS, Casey L Pell, BBiomedSc, Monica L Nation, BBiomedSc[Hons], Belinda D Ortika, MSc, Rita Reyburn, MSc, Kylie Jenkins, MPH, Cattram Nguyen, PhD, Katherine Gould, PhD, Jason Hinds, PhD, Lisi Tikoduadua, MBBS, Joseph Kado, MMed, Eric Rafai, MBBS, Mike Kama, MBBS, E Kim Mulholland, ProfMD, Fiona M Russell, PhD

“…Reductions in PCV10 serotype carriage were evident in both main ethnic groups in Fiji; however, carriage of non-PCV10 serotypes increased in Indigenous Fijian infants and children. …”
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