The pneumococcal pilus predicts the absence of Staphylococcus aureus co-colonization in pneumococcal carriers.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
The determinants of the negative association between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Stapylococcus aureus colonization are unknown. In this matched case-control study, the odds of co-colonization with S. aureus were significantly lower for individuals carrying a piliated versus a nonpiliated S. pneumoniae strain, suggesting the pilus may be a determinant of the negative association.
Medical subject headings
- Antibiosis
- Carrier State
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Pneumococcal Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Streptococcus pneumoniae