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Table 4 Subjects with MSSA colonization, number (%) of subjects (N = 58)

From: Antimicrobial resistance acquisition after international travel in U.S. travelers

Site of Colonization

MSSA colonization at any time during study

MSSA colonization pre-travel

MSSA colonization post-travel

McNemar p value

Acquisition or Persistence of MSSA colonization between Pre- and Post-travel

Subjects

20 (35)

17 (29)

14 (24)

0.508

6 without persistent isolation, 3 new acquisitions (11 persistent)

 Nares

14 (24)

14 (24)

9 (16)

0.06

5 without persistent isolation, 0 new acquisitions (9 persistent)

 Oropharynx

14 (24)

9 (16)

10 (17)

1.00

4 without persistent isolation, 5 new acquisitions (5 persistent)

 Groin

5 (9)

4 (7)

1 (2)

0.38

4 without persistent isolation, 1 new acquisitions (0 persistent)

 Perirectal

3 (5)

2 (3)

1 (2)

1.00

2 without persistent isolation, 1 new acquisitions (0 persistent)