|
Sequence type (ST) of S. aureusstrains#
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Number of donors carrying each ST (% of donors carrying each ST)a
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Totalb
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|---|
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Persistent
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Intermittent
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|---|
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ST5
|
5 (19.2)
|
8 (22.8)
|
13 (21.3)
|
|
ST30
|
5 (19.2)
|
6 (17)
|
11 (18)
|
|
ST8
|
4 (15.4)
|
6 (17)
|
10 (16.4)
|
|
ST45
|
1 (3.8)
|
2 (5.7)
|
3 (4.9)
|
|
ST15
|
4 (15.4)
|
0
|
4 (6.5)
|
|
ST59
|
1 (3.8)
|
2 (5.7)
|
3 (4.9)
|
|
ST188
|
1 (3.8)
|
3 (8.5)
|
4 (6.5)
|
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#Only nasal swabs from carriers sampled 2 or more times were included and only the most prominent STs prevalent in North America are presented here.
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aPercentage calculated using the total number of persistent and intermittent carriers in the cohort.
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bTotal number persistent and intermittent carriers that carried one or more strains in their noses.
