Table 1 Specimen source distribution of MRSA clinical isolates from three major hospitals in Trinidad & Tobago, 2000 – 2001
Hospital | N | Specimen source of MRSA isolate (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Blood | W/swabs | Sputum | Eye swab | Urine | others |
POSGH | 117(48) | 2 | 105 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
EWMSC | 6(2) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SFGH | 121(50) | 2 | 101 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Total | 244 | 4(1.6) | 212(86.9) | 6(2.5) | 5(2.0) | 1(0.4) | 16(6.6) |