Skip to main content
. 2019 Feb 8;14(2):e0212052. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212052

Table 1. Prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA.

S. aureus MRSA
n (% [95%CI]) n (% [95%CI])
Total participants* n = 677 193 (28.5 [25.1–32.1]) 5 (0.7 [0.02–1.7])
Community-dwellers* n = 531 147 (27.7 [23.9–31.7]) 2 (0.4 [0–1.4])
Nursing home residents* n = 146 46 (31.5 [24.1–39.7]) 3 (2.1 [0.4–5.9])
Geriatric inpatients n = 51 16 (31.4 [19.1–45.9]) 1 (2.0 [0–10.4])

MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; CI, confidence interval.

*Geriatric inpatients excluded.