Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study

Surface proteins that promote adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to human desquamated nasal epithelial

aureus in nasal tissue biopsies from healthy individuals, we performed a pilot study where 14 volunteers (colleagues working at the Department for Medical Biology, UiT – The

PAPER I: Staphylococcus aureus nasal isolates from healthy individuals cause highly variable host cell responses in vitro, The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study.……… 35 PAPER II: A

The study population consisted of all men and women aged 30-87 from the sixth survey of the Tromsø study (Tromsø 6). Finally, after excluding all the non-eligible participants

Visual impairment was also explored in a general population using data from both diabetic and non-diabetic participants in the Tromsø Eye Study and the overall prevalence of visual

The purpose of this thesis is to expand the knowledge of risk factors for nasal and throat carriage of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), focusing on smokeless tobacco products which

Importantly, however, a U-shaped association between serum 25(OH)D concentration and risk of active TB was recently observed [37], indicating that vitamin D supplementation may

Importantly, however, a U-shaped association between serum 25(OH)D concentration and risk of active TB was recently observed [37], indicating that vitamin D supplementation may