Table 1 Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) among patients receiving hemodialysis in Taiwan, stratified by patients receiving individual survey or both surveys
Colonization | CGMH | YMH | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Individual | Both | Individual | Both | Individual | Both |
Subject No. of 1 st sampling | 116 | 104 | 129 | 129 | 245 | 233 |
 MSSA | 14 (12.1) | 12 (11.5) | 16 (12.4) | 16 (12.4) | 30 (12.2) | 28 (12) |
 MRSA | 6 (5.2) | 6 (5.8) | 3 (2.3) | 3 (2.3) | 9 (3.7) | 9 (3.9) |
Subject No. of 2 nd sampling | 149 | 104 | 135 | 129 | 284 | 233 |
 MSSA | 17 (11.4) | 10 (9.6) | 17 (12.6) | 17 (13.2) | 34 (12.0) | 27 (11.6) |
 MRSA | 5 (3.4) | 3 (2.9) | 6 (4.4) | 5 (3.9) | 11 (3.9) | 8 (3.4) |
Total No. of samplings | 265a | 104b | 264a | 129b | 529a | 233b |
 MSSA | 31 (11.7) | 13c (12.5) | 33 (12.5) | 24c (18.6) | 64 (12.1) | 37c (15.9) |
 MRSA | 11 (4.2) | 8c (7.7) | 9 (3.4) | 8c (6.2) | 20 (3.8) | 16c (6.9) |