%0 Journal Article %A Lamikanra, A. %A Paul, Barbara D. %A Akinwole, Omolabake B. %A Paul, M. O. %T Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus in a Population of Healthy Nigerian Students %D 1985 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 19 %N 2 %P 211-216 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-19-2-211 %I Microbiology Society, %X Summary The nasal carrier-rate of Staphylococcus aureus in 548 Nigerians aged 9–32 years and attending various educational establishments was 56·4%. This rate decreased with increasing age. A significantly greater proportion of females (65·0%) than males (46·5%) were carriers, but the excess in females was apparent only in subjects aged >20 years. Mucoid strains of S. aureus, which gave a negative slide-coagulase reaction, were found in 21·5% of carriers aged 10–15 years, but were absent from members of other age-groups. A considerable proportion of all the strains tested were resistant to commonly used antibiotics. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-19-2-211