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Table 2 Nasal carriage of S. aureus and MRSA among hospital and non-hospital janitors working at the UoG, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

From: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among janitors working in hospital and non-hospital areas: a comparative cross-sectional study

 

Hospital janitors (n, %)

Non-hospital janitors (n, %)

Total (n, %)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Number of participants

221

215

436

  

S.aureus

65 (29.4)

36 (16.7)

101 (23.2)

2.127 (1.170–3.866)

0.013

MSSA

49 (22.2)

31 (14.4)

80 (18.3)

1.490 (0.912–2.435)

0.112

MRSA

18 (8.1)

3 (1.4)

21 (4.8)

3.294 (0.822–13.195)

0.092

  1. MRSA Methicillin resistant S.aureus, MSSA Methicillin susceptible S.aureus