Abstract
While obesity is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases, its influence on susceptibility to infections is not well understood. Epidemiologic data suggest associations between obesity and community-associated pneumonia, wound infections, bacteremia, and sepsis. Nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is an established risk for these conditions. Given the burden of SA disease and obesity in certain high-risk communities, such as the incarcerated, the study objective was to assess the association between obesity and SA colonization.
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