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Table 1 Distribution of S. aureus and MRSA carriage among the different health professions

From: Nasal carriage of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza Strip

Health workers

No. of samples

S. aureus %(62)

MRSA %(51)

MSSA %(11)

P. Value

Doctor

50

14(28%)

8(16%)

6(12%)

0.058

Nurses

125

42(33.6%)

38(30.4%)

4(3.2%)

Pharmacist

6

2(33.3%)

2(33.3%)

0

Radiologist

8

1(12.5%)

1(12.5%)

0

Technicians

11

3(27%)

2(18%)

1(9%)

Total

200

62(31%)

51(25.5%)

11(5.5%)

  1. Legend: MRSA Methicillin resistant Staph aureus, MSSA Methicillin susceptible Staph aureus
  2. P value <0.05 statistically significant
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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