Bacterial and Host Factors Implicated in Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Mice

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1 March 2005

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity

Vol. 73 (3) , 1847-1851
https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.73.3.1847-1851.2005

Abstract

Nasal carriage is a major risk factor for Staphylococcus aureus infection, especially for methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA). Using a mouse model of nasal carriage, we have compared several S. aureus strains and demonstrated increased colonization levels by MRSA in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator-deficient mice and Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-deficient mice but not TLR4-deficient mice.

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