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Persistent Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in ambulatory HIV infected patients in Nigeria: Risk factors and molecular features
(Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2016-12-01) Olalekan, A; Taiwo, S; Smith, S; Kolawole, D; Schaumburg, F
This longitudinal study on Staphylococcus aureus colonization in Nigerian human immunodeficiency virus patients (n Z 187) found a trend towards a higher proportion of persistent S. aureus carriage in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection, low CD4þ cell counts, and a predominance of isolates belonging to ST8/spa-CC064 in persistent carriers.