Healthy carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: its prevalence and importance.

Frequency of Carriage in Different Parts of the Body........................................... Nasal Carriage.............................................................................. Location of carriage within the nose......................................................... Frequency of nasal carriage in different population groups.................................... Changes in carrier rate with age............................................................. Carriage by hospital patients and personnel................................................. Acquisition by newborn infants.............................................................. Persistence of nasal carriage............................................................... Throat Carriage............................................................................. Skin Carriage............................................................................... Intestinal Carriage.......................................................................... HARMFUL CARRIAGE. .. ....................................................................... Phage Types of Staphylococci from. Carriers and Lesions ........................................ Self-Infection in Carriers .................................................................... Cross-Infection from Carriers ................................................................. CONCLUSION.................................................................................... LITERATURE CITED...............