Table 1.

Characteristics of individuals with GAS emm74 clinical infection and asymptomatic carriers in the homeless shelter from 1 February 2016 to 23 September 2016

	Clinical infections (n = 34)	Carriers (n = 9)
Sex (male)	34 (100%)	9 (100%)
Age (years)	Mean 52.1 Range 30 to 76	Mean 54.3 Range 36 to 77
Location in shelter
Floor A	4 (12%)	2 (22%)
Floor B—medical	10 (29%)	1 (11%)
Floor B—non-medical	15 (44%)	4 (44%)
Floor C	5 (15%)	2 (22%)
iGAS	2 (6%)	–
Reinfection	2 (6%)	1 (11%)a
Hospitalizations	3 (9%)	–
Deaths	0 (0%)	–

iGAS invasive group A Streptococcus infection

^aOne resident was infected first as an asymptomatic carrier and then reinfected as an individual with clinical infection after successful treatment and negative clearance swab for the carrier status