Nasal carriage of inducible dormant and community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an ambulatory population of predominantly university students

ID-MRSA/CA-MRSA colonization was low. Most isolates were PFGE types IV and II, pvl-positive and susceptible to several antibiotics. Older age and dog ownership were risk factors for CA-MRSA. Future studies are needed to assess the impact of ID-MRSA carriage.