Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a German refugee population, FlueGe Refugee Health Study, University of Bielefeld

The FlueGe Health Study (University Bielefeld project aims to assess the health of a German Refugee Population by an interdisciplinary approach. In the microbiology subproject, nasal swabs of the refugees were screened for Staphylococcus aureus isolates. The isolates were typed (spa/MLST), experimentally characterized (resistances to antibiotics, biofilm formation) and Whole Genome Sequenced in order to evaluate their virulence potetial. Sampling was performed in context of the FlueGe study between January and August 2018. All participants are refugees, who came to Germany within five years before data acquisition. Each participant of the study has been asked to voluntarily provide a nasal swab.