A susceptible unvaccinated individual in age group i becomes colonised with VTs, strong NVTs or weak NVTs at age-group-specific time-dependent rates (forces of infection) denoted by λVi(t), λNsi(t) and λNwi(t), respectively. The forces of infection were expressed as functions of the ...
In Lagos, Nigeria, HIV-positive study participants were more likely to be colonised with S. aureus (33%) compared to HIV-negative participants (21%) [43]. These findings in the sub-Saharan region, suggest that HIV individuals are predisposed to S. aureus nasal colonization. Nasal colonization...