Is it true that 1 in 3 people have staph infection?

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Yes, unfortuneatly! I am one-meaning I am a carrier. 1 in 3 are carriers- they may or may not have outbreaks however. I do periodicly. I usually get it in my nose (really weird!) and they call it Cellulitis but it is a staph infection. Once I got it on my arms-big painful sores-yuck!

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It's probably quite a lot. Most people having Staph. aureus on their skin (especially up the nose) and it causes infections like impetigo if it gets into dry, broken skin (e.g. skin with eczema).
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http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=346

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