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*Staphylococcal carriers<ref name="pmid9227864">{{cite journal| author=Kluytmans J, van Belkum A, Verbrugh H| title=Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 1997 | volume= 10 | issue= 3 | pages= 505-20 | pmid=9227864 | doi= | pmc=172932 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9227864 }} </ref> | *Staphylococcal carriers<ref name="pmid9227864">{{cite journal| author=Kluytmans J, van Belkum A, Verbrugh H| title=Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 1997 | volume= 10 | issue= 3 | pages= 505-20 | pmid=9227864 | doi= | pmc=172932 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9227864 }} </ref> | ||
:*Most common site: anterior nares<ref name="pmid17638197">{{cite journal| author=Mertz D, Frei R, Jaussi B, Tietz A, Stebler C, Flückiger U et al.| title=Throat swabs are necessary to reliably detect carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2007 | volume= 45 | issue= 4 | pages= 475-7 | pmid=17638197 | doi=10.1086/520016 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17638197 }} </ref> | :*Most common site: anterior nares<ref name="pmid17638197">{{cite journal| author=Mertz D, Frei R, Jaussi B, Tietz A, Stebler C, Flückiger U et al.| title=Throat swabs are necessary to reliably detect carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2007 | volume= 45 | issue= 4 | pages= 475-7 | pmid=17638197 | doi=10.1086/520016 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17638197 }} </ref> | ||
*Malnutrition | |||
*People living in close contact | |||
:*Low socioeconomic status, military barracks, homeless shelters, prison. | |||
*Recent travel | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Risk Factors
Boils are most common in teenagers and young adults.
Common risk factors
- Athletes participating in contact sports and using shared equipment.
- Coexisting skin conditions
- Staphylococcal carriers[1]
- Most common site: anterior nares[2]
- Malnutrition
- People living in close contact
- Low socioeconomic status, military barracks, homeless shelters, prison.
- Recent travel
References
- ↑ Kluytmans J, van Belkum A, Verbrugh H (1997). "Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks". Clin Microbiol Rev. 10 (3): 505–20. PMC 172932. PMID 9227864.
- ↑ Mertz D, Frei R, Jaussi B, Tietz A, Stebler C, Flückiger U; et al. (2007). "Throat swabs are necessary to reliably detect carriers of Staphylococcus aureus". Clin Infect Dis. 45 (4): 475–7. doi:10.1086/520016. PMID 17638197.