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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables for MRSA and C. difficile contamination in patient rooms

From: The identification and epidemiology of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in patient rooms and the ward environment

 

Unexposed rooms (n = 26)

MRSA exposed rooms (n = 10)

C. difficileexposed rooms (n = 3)

Overall Prevalence

Variablesa

MRSA (%)

C. difficile(%)

MRSA (%)

C. difficile(%)

MRSA (%)

C. difficile(%)

MRSA (%)

C. difficile(%)

General prevalence

6/149 (4.0)

9/149 (6.0)

1/52 (1.9)

1/52 (1.9)

0/17 (0)

4/17 (23.5)

7/218 (3.2)

14/218 (6.4)

Ward:

        

 Medicine Ab

4/54 (7.4)

3/54 (5.6)

0/20 (0)

1/20 (5.0)

0/5 (0)

2/5 (40)

4/79 (5.1)

6/79 (7.6)

 Medicine Bc

0/35 (0)

3/35 (8.6)

1/16 (6.3)

0/16 (0)

No sampling

No sampling

1/51 (1.9)

3/51 (5.9)

 Surgeryd

2/60 (3.3)

3/60 (5.0)

0/16 (0)

0/16 (0)

0/12 (0)

2/12 (16.7)

2/88 (2.3)

5/88 (5.7)

Material type:

        

 Cork

0/23 (0)

3/23 (13)

0/7 (0)

1/7 (14.3)

0/3 (0)

2/3 (66.7)

0/33 (0)

6/33 (18.2)

 Fabric

0/26 (0)

0/26 (0)

1/8 (12.5)

0/8 (0)

0/2 (0)

0/2 (0)

1/36 (2.8)

0/36 (0)

 Laminate

1/26 (3.8)

1/26 (3.8)

0/9 (0)

0/9 (0)

0/3 (0)

1/3 (33.3)

1/38 (2.6)

2/38 (5.3)

 Plastic

5/74 (6.8)

5/74 (6.8)

0/28 (0)

0/28 (0)

0/9 (0)

1/9 (11.1)

5/111 (4.5)

6/111 (5.4)

Surface sampled:

        

 Bulletin boarde

0/23 (0)

3/23 (13)

0/7 (0)

1/7 (14.3)

0/3 (0)

2/3 (66.7)

0/33 (0)

6/33 (18.2)

 Chair backe

4/25 (16)

2/25 (8)

0/10 (0)

0/10 (0)

0/3 (0)

0/3 (0)

4/38 (10.5)

2/38 (5.3)

 End of bed

1/26 (3.8)

1/26 (3.8)

0/10 (0)

0/10 (0)

0/3 (0)

1/3 (33.3)

1/39 (2.6)

2/39 (5.1)

 Overbed tablee

1/26 (3.8)

1/26 (3.8)

0/9 (0)

0/9 (0)

0/3 (0)

1/3 (33.3)

1/38 (2.6)

2/38 (5.3)

 Privacy curtaine

0/26 (0)

0/26 (0)

1/8 (12.5)

0/8 (0)

0/2 (0)

0/2 (0)

1/36 (2.8)

0/36 (0)

 Televisione

0/23 (0)

2/23 (8.7)

0/8 (0)

0/8 (0)

0/3 (0)

0/3 (0)

0/34 (0)

2/34 (5.9)

  1. n = number of rooms.
  2. a Denominator is based on the number of surfaces in patient rooms that were tested.
  3. b Total of 10 unexposed rooms, 4 MRSA exposed rooms, 1 C. difficile exposed room located in ward Medicine A.
  4. c Total of 6 unexposed rooms, 3 MRSA exposed rooms, 0 C. difficile exposed rooms located in ward Medicine B.
  5. d Total of 10 unexposed rooms, 3 MRSA exposed rooms, 2 C. difficile exposed rooms located in the surgical ward.
  6. e Surfaces were not present in all patient rooms at the time of sampling.