The Evaluation of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization in Patients with Acute Folliculitis: A Case-control Study

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus are world-wide pathogens and can be cultured from various body sites such as the skin, vagina, rectum, gastrointestinal tract, and axilla. 1,2 The main reservoir localization is the anterior nares (vestibulum nasi). 3,4 The presence of S. aureus in the nares depends on host factors and seems to induce both innate and adaptive immune systems. Once S. aureus can come through the mech-