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Table 2 Prevalence of MRSA and C. difficile contamination of surfaces that tested positive at least once

From: A prospective study to examine the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile contamination in the general environment of three community hospitals in southern Ontario, Canada

Pathogen

Hospital

Overall total prevalence (95% CI; n)

 

A

B

C

 
 

Prevalence (95% CI; n)

Prevalence (95% CI; n)

Prevalence (95% CI; n)

 

MRSA

20.5% (12.6-30.4; 18/88)

30.8% (19.9-43.4; 20/65)

47.3% (33.7-61.2; 26/55)

30.8% (24.6-37.5; 64/208)

Clostridium difficile

7.3% (2.7-15.2; 6/82)

3.4% (0.4-11.7; 2/59)

10% (3.3-21.4; 5/50)

6.8% (3.7-11.4; 13/191)

  1. CI: confidence interval.
  2. n: number of samples.