Table 1. Number of Staphylococcus aureus isolates collected in the study.
| Administrative district | Number of isolates | Total (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General hospitals | Hospitals and clinics | Geriatric hospitals | ||
| Gangwon-do | 3 | 13 | 13 | 29 (3.0) |
| Seoul | 159 | 75 | 3 | 237 (24.0) |
| Gyeonggi-do/Incheon | 59 | 63 | 6 | 128 (13.0) |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 (3.4) |
| Chungcheongnam-do/Daejeon | 20 | 93 | 6 | 119 (12.1) |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do/Ulsan/Daegu | 53 | 57 | 15 | 125 (12.7) |
| Gyeongsangnam-do/Busan | 57 | 74 | 15 | 146 (14.8) |
| Jeollabuk-do | 9 | 50 | 30 | 89 (9.0) |
| Jeollanam-do/Gwangju | 29 | 23 | 14 | 66 (6.7) |
| Jejudo | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 (1.3) |
| Total (%) | 400 (40.5) | 475 (48.2) | 111 (11.3) | 986 (100) |