RT Book, Section A1 David, Michael Z. A2 Boulton, Matthew L. A2 Wallace, Robert B. SR Print(0) ID 1182668116 T1 Staphylococcus aureus T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781259644511 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182668116 RD 2024/03/28 AB The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is among the most common causes of human infection requiring medical care across the lifespan, and among the most common causes of skin, bone, and bloodstream infections globally.1 It is also a pathogen of agricultural importance, particularly in dairy cows and poultry.2S. aureus is generally a commensal organism, and it has been recovered in tests of asymptomatic nasal colonization from 23% to 41% of human populations in studies throughout the world.3–10S. aureus is often part of the human skin and gut microbiome, and it is transmitted from person to person by direct contact. S. aureus can also spread between animals and humans.