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Table 1 Specimen types of hospital-acquired MDRO in the orthopaedic ward

From: The effect of a full-time infection control nursing service in the prevention of multidrug-resistant organism in the orthopedic ward

MDRO

Pre-intervention period (n)

Intervention period (n)

Secretions/ascites/drainage fluid

Phlegm

Others

Total

Secretions/ascites/drainage fluid

Phlegm

Others

Total

CRAB

50

14

3

67

8

4

0

12

MRSA

24

5

0

29

7

0

1

8

CRPA

22

4

2

28

0

0

0

0

CRE

14

2

5

21

5

1

3

9

VRE

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

110

25

10

145

20

5

4

29