Table 2.
Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Human, Animal, and Mixed Contact Surfaces at the Veterinary Hospital of Minor Species and Wildlife of the Veterinary Medicine School at the National University of Costa Rica (HEMS-UNA)
Human contact MRSA/samples collected (%) | Animal contact MRSA/samples collected (%) | Mixed contact MRSA/samples collected (%) | Total MRSA/samples collected (%) | |
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First sampling | 7/25 (28.0) | 7/20 (35.0) | 2/6 (33.3) | 16/51 (31.4) |
Second sampling | 5/25 (20.0) | 5/20 (25.0) | 1/6 (16.7) | 11/51 (21.6) |
Total | 12/50 (24.0) | 12/40 (30.0) | 3/12 (25.0) | 27/102 (26.5) |
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.