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Table 2 Detailed clinical features of the 16 subjects with 18 ST398 Staphylococcus aureus isolates identified in Taiwan

From: Detection and phylogeny of Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in Taiwan

Strain name

Subject No.

Year of isolation

Age (years)

Status

Remarks

RR70

1

2012

69

Colonized

Survey in 14 nursing homes

RR69

2

2012

53

Colonized

Survey in 14 nursing homes

RR74

3

2012

63

Colonized

Survey in 14 nursing homes

RR82

4

2012

82

Colonized

Survey in 14 nursing homes

RR95

5

2012

72

Colonized

Survey in 14 nursing homes

AAS1a

6

2015

Non-human

Pork meat in a supermarket

AAS9a

7

2015

Unknown

Colonized

Survey for pork processing workers

ZS13a

8

2015

Unknown

Colonized

Survey for pork processing workers

OSSA1032a

9

2015

2

Sinusitis

Cured

OSSA1096a

10

2015

4

Otitis media

Combined immunodeficiency, Recurrent otitis

OSSA1105a

10

2015

4

Otitis media

Combined immunodeficiency, Recurrent otitis

ABR26

11

2016

86

Colonized (resident)

bLongitudinal survey in a nursing home (1st survey)

ABR171

11

2016

86

Colonized (resident)

(4th survey)

ABR112

12

2016

93

Colonized (resident)

(3rd survey)

ABR121

13

2016

29

Colonized (worker, Philippines)

(3rd survey)

ABR134

14

2016

30

Colonized (worker, Philippines)

(3rd survey)

ABR180

15

2016

26

Colonized (worker, Philippines)

(4th survey)

ACR49

16

2017

27

Colonized (worker, Indonesia)

Survey for foreign workers recruited to Taiwan

  1. athese 6 isolates were methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; others were MRSA
  2. bthe frequency of sampling in this longitudinal study was bi-monthly