Table 4.
Overall prevalence of MRSA contamination distributed by services at an equine teaching hospital
| Service | Human contact MRSA/samples collected | Animal contact MRSA/samples collected | Total contact MRSA/samples collected |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internal medicine
|
5/84 (6.0%) |
5/103 (4.9%) |
10/187 (5.3%) |
|
Intensive care unit
|
8/94 (8.5%) |
5/72 (6.9%) |
13/166 (7.8%) |
|
Surgery
|
15/172 (8.7%) |
11/115 (9.6%) |
26/287 (9.1%) |
|
General
|
15/94 (16.0%) |
2/36 (5.6%) |
17/130 (13.1%) |
| Total | 43/444 (9.7%) | 23/326 (7.1%) | 66/770 (8.6%) |