Why the study?
Does experimental rhinovirus infection increase the dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus into the air among healthy adult nasal carriers?
Population
11 healthy adult volunteers with persistent nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus for 4 or 8 weeks
Comparison
Experimental infection with a rhinovirus while… vs Baseline and comparison between different…
Design
Other
Follow-up
16 days
Authors
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May heighten airborne bacterial transmission risk during viral illness; hypothesis-generating in healthy carriers and leaves clinical relevance open.
Does experimental rhinovirus infection increase the dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus into the air among healthy adult nasal carriers?
Rhinovirus infection significantly increases the airborne dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus from nasal carriers, highlighting a potential mechanism for enhanced bacterial transmission during viral respiratory infections.
Bassetti et al. (2005) studied this question.
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