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. 2023 Sep 2;11:199. doi: 10.1186/s40168-023-01640-9

Table 2.

Characteristics of samples included in the study according to individuals’ pneumococcal carrier state

Characteristics Pneumococcal carriers' samples N = 72 Pneumococcal noncarriers' samples N = 282 P-valuea
Antibiotic consumption between sampling, n (%) 6 (8.3) 20 (7.1) 0.799
Sampling season, n (%) Spring 22 (30.6) 80 (28.4) 0.826
Summer 18 (25.0) 78 (27.7) 0.761
Autumn 6 (8.3) 50 (17.7) 0.077
Winter 26 (36.1) 74 (26.2) 0.130

aSample characteristics were compared with Pearson’s chi-squared test