Table 3.

Characteristics of selected Chinese studies.

First Author	Journal	Publication Year	Vol (Issue):Pages	Location	Unit	MRSA colonization on admission			MRSA colonization at discharge			Reference
						N	n	%	N	n	%
Zhou Chun-mei	Chin J Nosocomiol	2011	21(12):2592–2594	Shanghai	ICU	211	9	4.3	211	26	12.3	[14]
Fan Shan-hong	Chin J Infect Control	2015	14(3):174–177	Xi'an	ICU/RICU/NSICU	197	18	9.1	179	4	2.2	[15]
Gu Ke-ju	Chin J Infect Control	2016	15(6):401–404	Shanghai	ICU	240	22	9.2	218	34	15.6	[16]
Zou Xiaoni	Modern Hospital Jul	2013	13(7):65–67	Guangdong	NICU, neonatal intensive care unit	429	28	6.5				[17]
Li Qiang	Chin Med J (Engl)	2014	127(10):1804–1807	Beijing	ICU	350	31	8.9				[18]
Xie Yi	J Trop Med	2014	14(2):223–225	Guangdong	ICU	79	3	3.8				[19]
Zhang Yan-qing	Chin J Infect Control	2014	13(11):650–653	Fujian	SICU	100	11	11.0				[20]
Zheng Xuan'er	Chin J Obstet Gynecol Pediatr	2014	10(3):328–332	Guangdong	NICU, neonatal intensive care unit	581	41	7.1				[21]
Meng Li-hui	Chin J Nosocomiol	2015	25(21):4965–4967	Beijing	ICU	238	21	8.8				[22]
Gu Ji-na	Chin J Nosocomiol	2015	25(11):2481–2483	Zhejiang	ICU	1373	41	3.0				[23]

MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; ICU, intensive care unit; RICU, respiratory intensive care unit; NSICU, neurological surgical intensive care unit; SICU, surgical intensive care unit.