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A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 community-dwelling adults in Germany, yielding 200 nasal\/throat samples. Staphylococcal isolates were identified using MALDI-TOF MS, and antimicrobial susceptibility was determined according to EUCAST guidelines. MRSA and PVL genes were assessed using molecular assays, and genetic relatedness was evaluated by rep-PCR. Associations with demographic and clinical variables were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression in R. Staphylococcus aureus carriage prevalence was 39%, higher in the nose (33%) than the throat (19%), with rare MRSA (3%) and no PVL detection. Significant nasal\u2013throat discordance was observed (p &lt; 0.01), with a fair agreement between sites (\u03ba = 0.34). Resistance patterns among Staphylococcus aureus isolates were dominated by penicillin G resistance (47%), while 35% remained fully susceptible, and multidrug resistance was rare (6%). 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