Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Healthy Adults Is more Common in Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal than Those Resettled in Ohio

Table 5

Molecular characteristics of selected S. aureus isolates from Nepal (N=29).

Isolates	Source	mecA	PVL	AST	Spa	ST
68T5	Throat	–	–	P, TS	t002	ST5
26T5	Throat	–	–	P, C	t11917	ST72
71T5	Throat	–	–	P	t15579	ST2885
74N	Nose	–	–	P, C, L, E, CL	t15581	ST3206
19N	Nose	–	–	P	t008	ST8
101N	Nose	–	+	P, L, M, TS	t021	ST1482
102T	Throat	–	–	P, TS	t084	ST15
76T	Throat	–	–	P	t085	ST15
12T	Throat	–	–	P	t091	ST2081
24N	Nose	–	–	P, C, L	t1149	ST291
105T	Throat	–	+	P, G, C, L, E	t12219	ST672
83T	Throat	+	–	P, O, C, E, CL, Mi, T, R	t127	ST1
48T	Throat	–	–	P, G, E, CL	t1427	ST361
70T	Throat	–	–	P	t15578	ST2990
1T	Throat	–	–	P, E, CL, TS	t159	ST800
85T	Throat	–	–	P, G, TS	t164	ST20
67T	Throat	–	+	P, TS	t1839	ST573
65T	Throat	–	–	P, TS	t2119	ST2871
106T	Throat	–	+	P, G, C, L, E	t2663	ST2233
15T	Throat	+	–	P, O	t304	ST6
32N	Nose	–	+	P, TS	t311	ST5
42T	Throat	–	–	P, G, T	t3175	ST672
77N	Nose	+	+	P, O, CL, R	t345	ST3206
97T	Throat	–	–	P, E, CL	t376	ST80
82T	Throat	–	–	P, C	t4188	ST199
33T2	Throat	–	–	P, TS	t442	ST5
107T	Throat	–	–	P	t701	ST6
56T	Throat	–	–	P	t878	ST2849
109N	Nose	–	–	P, G, E, CL	t934	ST80