Longitudinal genetic analyses of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage dynamics in a diverse population

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Distribution of persistent and intermittent carriers among males and females

Sex	Carriers (% carriage distribution across sex)^#			Total^a
Sex	Persistent	Intermittent	Non-carriers	Total^a
Male	11 (23.9)	16 (34.7)	19 (41.4)	46
Female	15 (23.8)	19 (30.1)	29 (46.1)	63
Total ^b	26	35	48	109

^#Only nasal swabs from carriers sampled 2 or more times were only included.
^aTotal number of nasal carriers distributed across each sex.
^bTotal number persistent, intermittent and non-carriers monitored during the study.

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