Carriage prevalence and genomic epidemiology of among Native American children and adults in the Southwestern USA.

Native American individuals in the Southwestern USA experience a higher burden of invasive disease than the general population. However, little is known about carriage in these communities. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the carriage prevalence, risk factors and genomic epidemiology of among Native American children (<5 years, =121) and adults (≥18 years, =167) in the Southwestern USA.