A Cloud Adult: The <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>-Virus Interaction Revisited

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Robert J. Sherertz · Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

David R. Reagan · James H. Quillen VA Medical Center

Kenneth D. Hampton · James H. Quillen VA Medical Center

K.L. Robertson · James H. Quillen VA Medical Center

Stephen Streed · James H. Quillen VA Medical Center

H.M. Hoen · James H. Quillen VA Medical Center

Robert Thomas ·

Abstract

Physician 4 became a "cloud adult," analogous to the "cloud babies" described by Eichenwald and coworkers who shed S. aureus into the air in association with viral URIs. Airborne dispersal of S. aureus in association with a URI may be an important mechanism of transmission of S. aureus.

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Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Viral Infections and Immunology Research Poxvirus research and outbreaks

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Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 124, Issue 6, pp. 539-547

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-6-199603150-00001

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