Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of healthcare workers from Antananarivo, Madagascar carrying Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Healthcare workersa (n = 863) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
S. aureus | MRSA | ||
Variable | HCWb group (n) | n (%) | n (%) |
Contact with patients | 746 | 81 (10.9) | 14 (1.9) |
No contact with patients | 105 | 7 (6.7) | 0 |
Type of healthcare workerc | |||
Physician | 183 | 13 (7.1) | 1 (0.6) |
Nurse | 203 | 23 (11.2) | 4 (2.0) |
Medical technologist | 18 | 3 (16.7) | 2 (11.1) |
Other (clerk, service assistant) | 9 | 1 (11.0) | 0 |
Work placec | |||
Outpatient department | 5 | 3 (60.0) | 0 |
Operating theatre | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 0 |
Ward | 87 | 11 (12.5) | 2 (2.3) |
Other (administration) | 52 | 2 (3.9) | 0 |