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Table 3 MRSA carriage among three different groups (D+F+, D+F- and D-F-) on different body sites

From: Nasal MRSA carriage is a risk factor for development of antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot ulcers and is significantly higher than diabetic and non-diabetic individuals without foot ulcer

Group

Sample size

MRSA in foot

MRSA in Nose

MRSA in wound

Foot carriage

Nose carriage

Wound carriage

D+F+ 

50

15

20

14

30%

40%

28%

D+F-

50

10

8

-

20%

16%

-

D-F-

40

2

4

-

5%

10%

-