Table 2. Characteristics of health care workers with MRSA colonization.
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| HCW | Work site | Profession | Years as HCW | PFGE type | PVL status | SCC mec | Work (2) | Medical (7) | Lifestyle (2) | Household member (7) |
| 1 | ED 1 | Nurse | >10 | USA 100 | − | II | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | CC 9 | Other | >10 | USA 800 | − | IV | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | H Clinic | Doctor | 1-5 | USA 300 | + | IV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | CC 7 | Doctor | >10 | USA 300 | + | IV | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | ED 1 | Nurse | >10 | USA 100 | − | II | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | CC 8 | Nurse | 1-5 | USA 100 | − | II | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | CC 9 | Nurse | >10 | USA 100 | − | II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CC, Community clinic; ED, emergency department; H clinic, hospital-based clinic; PFGE, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; PVL, Panton Valentine leukocidin.
NOTE. Risk factor categories were divided into work related, personal medical, lifestyle, and household members. For each category, there were 2 work risks, 7 personal medical risks, 2 lifestyle risks, and 7 household member risks.