Table 1.

Prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA isolated from participants by county

	MSSA (%)	MRSA (%)	Total S. aureus (%)
Adults
Urban county	39/90 (43)	7/90 (7)	46/90 (51)
Rural county	31/87 (35)	2/87 (2)	33/87 (37)
Total	70/177 (40)	9/177 (5)	79/177 (45)
Minors
Urban county	19/49 (38)	1/49 (2)	20/49 (40)
Rural county	11/37 (29)	0/37 (0)	11/37 (29)
Total	30/86 (34)	1/86 (1)	31/86 (36)

Note: The numerator for adults was the number of participants with S. aureus isolated from the nares, the oropharynx, or both. The numerator for minors was the number of participants with S. aureus isolated from the nares. The denominator is the total number of participants by the county for adults and minors.

MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.

MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus.