. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Epidemiol Infect. 2018 Jun 22;146(14):1777–1784. doi: 10.1017/S0950268818001644

Table 4.

Molecular characteristics of S. aureus isolates from participants

	Unadjusted mecA	Adjusted mecA	Unadjusted PVL^a	Adjusted PVL^a
Urban county	10/86 (11%)	7/56 (12.5%)	0/86 (0%)	0/56 (0%)
Rural county	2/61 (3%)	1/42 (2%)	7/61 (11%)	5/42 (11%)
Total	12/147 (8%)	8/98 (8%)	7/147 (4.8%)	5/98 (5%)

Note: Unadjusted values include all S. aureus isolates from participants broken down my county. Adjusted values include only a single copy of isolates with the same molecular profile (same spa type, and presence/absence of mecA and PVL) to account for familial clustering and the presence of clonal isolates in the nares and oropharynx of adult participants.

PVL = Panton-Valentine leukocidin