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Table 2 Isolation rate of S. aureus from clinical specimens at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College from September 2013 to April 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Specimen type

Presence of S. aureus

Total

AOR

95 % CI

P-value

Yes (N/%)

No (N/ %)

Na

Pus/abscess

118(55.4)

95(44.6)

213

67.074

(9.11, 493.8)

0.001**

Nasal swab

9(33.3)

18(66.7)

27

27.000

(3.19, 228.05)

0.002**

Throat swab

7(17.0)

34(83.0)

41

11.118

(1.31, 94.37)

0.027*

Vaginal discharge

3(2.5)

118(97.5)

121

1.373

(0.14, 13.50)

0.786

Urine

6(2.8)

211(97.2)

217

1.536

(0.18, 13.02)

0.694

Eye swab

2(12.5)

14(87.5)

16

7.714

(0.65, 91.32)

0.105

Blood

17(7.6)

206(92.4)

223

4.456

(0.58, 34.23)

0.151

Body fluids

4(5.3)

71(94.7)

75

3.042

(0.33, 28.0)

0.326

Stool

3(1.8)

168(98.2)

171

0.964

(0.09, 9.46)

0.975

Ear discharge

24(28.2)

61(71.8)

85

21.246

(2.78, 162.3)

0.003**

Sputum

1(0.8)

54 (98.2)

55

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  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. a Total sample
  3. ** Significant at P value < 0.01, * Significant at P value < 0.05