Rates and Risk Factors of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage in Elementary School Children

Staphylococcus aureus causes serious hospital and com- munity-acquired infections all over the world .S. aureus colonize most frequently in the anterior nares of the nose of adults and children. The anterior nares of the nose are the primary reservoir of S. aureus, with approximately one-third of the general population colonized at any given time. As- sociation between S. aureus nasal carriage and staphylococ- cal disease has been reported since 1931