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Table 2 Genetic characteristics of MRSA isolates of positive participants (N = 15)

From: Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among undocumented migrants and uninsured legal residents in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

MRSA-positive participants (N = 15)

Strain number

MLVA type

MLVA complex

PVL

Residing in the Netherlands since

Number of times MLVA type was diagnosed in the Amsterdam region within one year of date of isolation*

Number of times MLVA type was diagnosed in the Netherlands within one year of date of isolation*

1

MT2502

NC

positive

1995

1

1

2

MT0121

MC0005

negative

2018

1

1

3

MT4112

MC0088

negative

2018

1

1

4

MT6237

MC0008-NC

negative

2016

1

1

5

MT0602

MC0005

negative

2016

8

27

6

MT0486

MC0022

negative

2012

1

11

7

MT0489

MC0254

negative

2014

16

71

8

MT2307

MC0005

negative

2018

1

1

9

MT6179

MC1933

negative

2016

1

2

10

MT0491

MC0022

negative

1990

16

114

11

MT2129

MC0282

positive

2018

1

2

12

MT0321

MC0008

negative

2016

6

35

13

MT0602

MC0005

negative

2009

2

2

14

MT0012

MC0005

negative

2016

1

1

15

MT0432

MC0435

positive

2016

1

1

  1. *Date of isolation refers to the isolation of the MRSA strain from the participant included in this study. This number also includes the strain from the participant
  2. Abbreviations: MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, PVL Panton-Valentine leukocidin, MLVA Multiple Loci Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis, MT MLVA-type, NC nearest complex, MC MLVA-complex