Incidence and persistence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in a community sample of HIV-infected and -uninfected drug users.

Miller, Maureen; Cespedes, Christian; Bhat, Meera; Vavagiakis, Peter; Klein, Robert S; Lowy, Franklin D · Clin Infect Dis · 2007

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

A longitudinal study of 282 community-based drug users was conducted from February 1999 through September 2000. Both the incidence (15.0 cases per 100 person-years at risk; 95% confidence interval, 10.2-20.7 cases per 100 person-years at risk) and persistence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage were increased among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive individuals.

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