Anti-Staphylococcal Humoral Immune Response in Persistent Nasal Carriers and Noncarriers of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Abstract

Antibodies to TSST-1 have a neutralizing capacity, and median levels of antibodies to TSST-1, SEA, ClfA, and ClfB are higher in persistent carriers than in noncarriers. These antibodies might be associated with the differences in the risk and outcome of S. aureus infections between nasal carriers and noncarriers.