Table 3.
Prevalence of different biotypes among the MRSA strains isolated from various types of hospital food samples
| Types of samples (N of MRSA positive samples) | N (%) of positive samples for each biotype | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovine | Ovine | Poultry | Human | Unknown | |
| Meat (6) | 1 (16.66) | 3 (50) | 1 (16.66) | 1 (16.66) | – |
| Chicken (8) | – | – | 5 (62.50) | 2 (25) | 1 (12.50) |
| Meat barbecue (5) | 2 (40) | – | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | – |
| Chicken barbecue (7) | – | – | 5 (71.42) | 2 (28.57) | – |
| Soup (6) | – | – | – | 6 (100) | – |
| Salad (4) | – | – | – | 4 (100) | – |
| Rice (1) | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – |
| Total (37) | 3 (8.10) | 3 (8.10) | 12 (32.43) | 18 (48.64) | 1 (2.70) |