Table 3.
Persistent and Intermittent carriers carrying more than one unique SA lineage in their noses during the study period
| Number of different S. aureus strains# |
Carriers (% of total in the carrier group) |
Totala | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent | Intermittent | ||
| 1 |
19 (73) |
27 (77) |
46 (75.4) |
| 2 |
6 (23) |
4 (11.5) |
10 (16.4) |
| 3 |
1 (4) |
3 (8.5) |
4 (6.6) |
| 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
0 |
1 (3) |
1 (1.6) |
| Totalb | 26 | 35 | 61 |
#Nasal swabs from carriers monitored 2 or more times were only included.
aPercentage calculated using the total number of persistent and intermittent carriers in the cohort.
bTotal number persistent and intermittent carriers that carried one or more strains in their noses.