[Nasal carriage, antibiotype and genotype of isolated Staphylococcus aureus from Medicine and Nursing students of Campus San Felipe, University of Valparaiso, Chile, during 2017].

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is part of the nasal microbiota in 20-30% of the population. This colonization is also a reservoir for its dissemination, which is worrying in the case of strains with resistance to methicillin (MRSA).

Aim: To determine S.