TABLE 1.
Nonsmoker ID (n = 14) | Gendera | Age (yr)b | Nasal S. aureus carriage (no. of S. aureus-positive visits/total no. of visits) | Duration of monitoring (wk) |
---|---|---|---|---|
D501 | M | 31 | 1/44 | 42 |
D20 | M | 43 | 68/71 | 77 |
D547 | F | 40 | 105/127 | 87 |
D832 | F | 20 | 63/63 | 58 |
D833 | F | 29 | 1/66 | 71 |
D834 | F | 21 | 50/71 | 63 |
D836 | F | 19 | 9/59 | 64 |
D837 | M | 22 | 55/55 | 57 |
D840 | M | 21 | 36/63 | 70 |
D845 | F | 23 | 87/95 | 67 |
D848 | M | 19 | 19/68 | 61 |
D852 | M | 21 | 11/36 | 37 |
D853 | M | 24 | 1/16 | 23 |
D855 | M | 21 | 29/29 | 24 |
M, male (n = 8 [57%]); F, female (n = 6 [43%]).
Mean age, 25.3 years; range, 19 to 43 years.