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Table 2 Nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage results taken at the first day and the last day of pediatric internship

From: Molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from nasal samples of sixth year medical students during their pediatric services practices

Sampling time

Culture results (n = 239)

Negative

MSSA

MRSA

Total positivity

First sample

222 (92.9)

17 (7.1)

17 (7.1)

Second sample

187 (78.2)

49 (20.5)

3 (1.3)

52 (21.8)

  1. MSSA methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
  2. MRSA methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus