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Relationship between variable risk factors and carriage of Staphylococcus aureus by age, sex and history of patients and hospitalization service
| Variable | Chi-square test | p | Statistically significant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.16 | 0.6891 | No |
| Age | 11.48 | 0.0093 | Yes |
| Previous hospitalization | 3.02 | 0.0822 | No |
| Catheter or other material insertion | 10.94 | 0.0042 | Yes |
| Previous antibiotic therapy | 5.30 | 0.0213 | Yes |
| Service | 7.19 | 0.2068 | No |
