Throat carriage with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a cohort study on the effectiveness of topical eradication treatment
Kristoffer Koch, Anne Kathrine Schultz Christensen, Niels Henrik Bruun, Pernille Ripadal · 2025
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Kristoffer Koch, Anne Kathrine Schultz Christensen, Niels Henrik Bruun, and Pernille Ripadal study throat carriage of a resistant staph germ in a 2025 paper. Clearing the germ from carriers cuts spread, yet throat carriage often defeats standard treatment. The cohort covers first time throat carriers in one Danish region from 2017 to 2020.
Of 319 carriers, 258 finished the six month check after topical treatment. Just over four in ten were germ free at that point. Carriers with no extra risk factors cleared at a higher rate, while some factor mixes cut success hard. Young age and certain strains were among the traits tied to failure.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kristoffer Koch, Anne Kathrine Schultz Christensen, Niels Henrik Bruun, Pernille Ripadal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |