Background: One-third of the people in Japan are colonized with (.) and suffer from virulence factor-mediated subclinical inflammation of the nares. We investigated whether subclinical inflammation contributed to cedar pollinosis affecting 20 million people annually.
Methods: The study participants were 814 inhabitants of the A or B prefectures. We compared the colonization rate and population structure of ., in association with the prevalence of cedar pollinosis, between participants in these two areas.
Results: A prefecture had twice the annual amount of airborne cedar pollen compared with B. The prevalence of cedar pollinosis was significantly higher in A (23.5%) than in B (13.1%) ( = 0.0004). Moreover, the prevalence of cedar pollinosis was higher in female participants (23.3%) than in male participants (14.7%) ( = 0.003). In addition, the prevalence of cedar pollinosis was higher in S. aureus carriers (24.2%) than in S. aureus noncarriers (17.9%) ( = 0.03). The isolation rate of clonal complex (CC) 508 was higher in the A group (21%) than in the B group (7%) ( = 0.015).
Conclusion: Nasal colonization of . is a major risk factor for cedar pollinosis. However, the direct mechanism of this risk is currently unknown.
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