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Frequency of methicillin resistance among the different isolates obtained from patients during the studya
| Source of isolate | No. (%) of isolates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Methicillin resistant | Methicillin susceptible | Total | |
| NC at admission | 1 (0.8) | 129 (99.2) | 130 |
| Infection | 8 (12.3) | 57 (87.7) | 65 |
| NC at infection | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | 24 |
| NC at discharge | 2 (5.7) | 33 (94.3) | 35 |
| Total | 16 (6.3) | 238 (93.7) | 254 |
Abbreviations: NC, nasal carriage of S. aureus.
