Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
Dispatch
Staphylococcus aureus ST398, New York City and Dominican Republic
Meera Bhat, Caroline Dumortier, Barbara S. Taylor, Maureen Miller, Glenny Vasquez, Jose Yunen, Karen Brudney, Carlos Rodriguez-Taveras, Rita Rojas, Patricia Leon, Franklin D. Lowy
, and Jacqueline Sánchez E.
, and Jacqueline Sánchez E.
Table
Characteristics of persons colonized with Staphylococcus aureus ST398, northern Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, 2004–2007, compared with study population and 2000 census population for area*
| Characteristics | ST398 subset, no. (%) | Overall study population, no. (%) | 2000 census population, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Latino | 11 (84.6) | 813 (89) | 173,755 (68) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 2 (15.4) | 90 (9.8) | 65,449 (25.6) |
| African American | 0 | 11 (1.2) | 53,514 (20.9) |
| Asian |
0 |
0 |
5,370 (2.1) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 4 (30.8) | 362 (39.6) | 120,866 (47.3) |
| Female |
9 (69.2) |
552 (60.4) |
134,723 (52.7) |
| Age group, y | |||
| <5 | 0 | 84 (9.2) | 17,878 (7.0) |
| 5–17 | 1 (7.6) | 238 (26.2) | 49,196 (19.3) |
| 18–44 | 10 (76.9) | 297 (32.5) | 112,195 (44.0) |
| >45 |
2 (15.4%) |
290 (31.9) |
76,320 (29.9) |
| Occupational exposure | 5 (38.5) | 58 (6.4) | NA |
| Travel outside USA | 7 (53.8) | 171 (18.7) | NA |
| Daycare exposure |
2 (15.4) |
87 (9.5) |
NA |
| Total population | 13 (100) | 914 (100) | 255,589 (100) |
*ST, sequence type; NA, not available.
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