Table 3.
Presence of Staphylococcus aureus or Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Time Category (n = 240)
| Time Categorya |
No. (%) |
Total Sample |
|
|
Staphylococcus aureus |
Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
||
| Opening | 13 (22) | 0 | 60 |
| Prepractice | 7 (11) | 0 | 65 |
| Postpractice | 32 (28) | 2 (1.7) | 115 |
a
Opening (7:00 am to 12:00 pm), prepractice (12:00 pm to 3:00 pm), postpractice (3:00 pm to end of day). Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was identified 2 times in postpractice samples.