Table 1.
Spa types of S. aureus (n = 10 isolates) recovered from nasal swabs collected from each of 19 participants.
| Participant no. | IHO worker/Household member | spa types detected (# of isolates) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent carriers | 1 | IHO worker | t3446 (10) |
| 2 | IHO worker | t034 (10) | |
| 3 | IHO worker | t337 (10) | |
| 4 | IHO worker | t002 (10) | |
| 5 | IHO worker | t337 (10) | |
| 6 | Household member | t5739 (10) | |
| 7 | Household member | t5739 (10) | |
| 8 | Household member | t034 (10) | |
| 9 | Household member | t089 (10) | |
| 10* | Household member | t7226 (8), t002 (2) | |
| Intermittent carriers | 11* | IHO worker | t337 (9), t14243 (1) |
| 12 | IHO worker | t14157 (10) | |
| 13 | IHO worker | t233 (10) | |
| 14 | IHO worker | t5883 (10) | |
| 15 | IHO worker | t645 (10) | |
| 16 | IHO worker | t337 (10) | |
| 17 | Household member | t233 (10) | |
| 18 | Household member | t1937 (10) | |
| 19 | Household member | t3802 (10) |
IHO, industrial hog operation. Participants 10 and 11, marked with “*,” carried two different spa types.