Table 3. Comparison of nasal Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) colonization rate between subjects using catheters/tubes or not.
Carrier | No.(%) of subjects | Odds Ratio[95% confidence interval] | p value | ||
subjects using catheters or tubes | subjects not using catheters or tubes | Total | |||
Subject No. | 66 | 436 | 502 | ||
MRSA | 7(10.6) | 12(2.8) | 19(3.8) | 4.192(1.587–11.071) | 0.002 |
S. aureus | 21(31.8) | 66(15.1) | 87(17.3) | 2.616(1.464–4.674) | 0.001 |