Table 3.
Bather associated S. aureus: MSSA and MRSA, collected as shed organisms from toddlers and adults.
| Toddler Shedding: Small individual pools | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolate | Source | gyrA | mecA | pvl | SCCmec type | spa type |
| BLP1347 | Toddler 12 nares | pos | neg | neg | NA | t874 |
| BLP1275 | Toddler 12 pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t874 |
| BLP1276 | Toddler 12 pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t874 |
| BLP1277 | Toddler 12 pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t411 |
| BLP1278 | Toddler 12 pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t874 |
| BLP1279 | Toddler 12 pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t874 |
| Adult Shedding: Large shared pools Group 1 | ||||||
| Isolate | Source | gyrA | mecA | pvl | SCCmec type | spa type |
| BLP1207 | Group 1-Adult subject B-nares | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1208 | Group 1-Adult subject A-nares | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1295 | Group 1-cycle 1-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1296 | Group 1-cycle 1-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1297 | Group 1-cycle 1-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1309 | Group 1-cycle 2-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1310 | Group 1-cycle 2-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1311 | Group 1-cycle 2-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1317 | Group 1-cycle 3-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1318 | Group 1-cycle 3-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1319 | Group 1-cycle 3-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t001 |
| BLP1361 | Group 1-cycle 4-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t122 |
| BLP1362 | Group 1-cycle 4-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t122 |
| BLP1363 | Group 1-cycle 4-pool | pos | neg | neg | NA | t122 |
| Adult Shedding: Large shared pools Group 2 | ||||||
| BLP1209 | Group 2-Adult subject C-nares | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1210 | Group 2-Adult subject D-nares | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1175 | Group 2-cycle 1-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t001 |
| BLP1187 | Group 2-cycle 3-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t001 |
| BLP1189 | Group 2-cycle 3-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t001 |
| BLP1191 | Group 2-cycle 3-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1193 | Group 2-cycle 3-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1194 | Group 2-cycle 3-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1195 | Group 2-cycle 3-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1198 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1199 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1200 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1201 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1202 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1204 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1205 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
| BLP1206 | Group 2-cycle 4-pool | pos | pos | neg | IV | t007 |
Isolate designations presented with source of collection site and subject. PCR was used to determine presence of gyrA, S. aureus specific DNA gyrase A gene; mecA, methicillin resistance gene; pvl genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin and Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type (SCCmec) Staphylococcal protein A type, spa type are shown.