Table 2.
Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA and MRSA CC398 prevalence in horses and horse farms.
Horses (n = 401) | Horse farms (n = 74) | |||
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No. positive | Prevalence% (95% CI) | No. positive | Prevalence% (95% CI) | |
S. aureus | 54 | 13.5 (10.5–17.2) | 30 | 40.5 (30.1–51.9) |
MRSA | 17 | 4.2 (2.6–6.7) | 7 | 9.5 (4.4–18.5) |
MRSA CC398 | 14 | 3.5 (2.1–5.8) | 5 | 6.8 (2.6–15.2) |