Table 1.
S. aureus and MRSA carriage by sex.
| Overall |
Males |
Females |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Total | 830 (100) | 478 (100) | 352 (100) |
| S. aureus carriage | 164 (19.8) | 103 (21.5) | 61 (17.3) |
| MRSA carriage | 38 (4.6) | 23 (4.8) | 15 (4.3) |
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