Table 1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among 15 farmers and 45 household members.
Category, country | No. of non-carriers (%) | No. of intermittent MRSA carriers (%) | No. of persistent MRSA carriers (%) |
Farmers | |||
Belgium | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (100) |
Denmark | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) |
The Netherlands | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 3 (75) |
Total | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 13 (87) |
Household members | |||
Belgium | 2 (14) | 8 (57) | 4 (29) |
Denmark | 14 (93) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) |
The Netherlands | 13 (81) | 2 (13) | 1 (6) |
Total | 29 (64) | 11 (24) | 5 (11) |