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Table 1. Prevalence of MRSA and MSSA among livestock and related farmers.

Isolate	Livestock			Farmers			χ(df)=value and p value
Isolate	Pigs n=62	Poultry n=64	Cattle n=62	Piggery n=31	Poultry n=32	Cattle n=31	χ(df)=value and p value
MRSA	16 (25.8%)^*	6 (9.3%)	4 (6.2%)	8 (25.8%)^*	4 (12.5%)	3 (9.6%)	(1)=7.8 0.003^*
MSSA	20 (32.2%)^**	14 (21.8%)	12 (19.3%)	16 (51.6%)^**	5 (15.6%)	4 (12.9%)	(1)=8.8 0.004^**

MRSA – methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA – methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.

MRSA percentage in pigs and piggery farmers;

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MSSA percentage in pigs and piggery farmers.