Table 3.
Subject Category | CF Patients N= 249 | p-Value | S. aureus Colonization Status | p-Value |
MCPyV-positive, n (%) | 65 (26%) | p = 0.001 | 47 | p = 0.001 |
non-CF patients N= 124 | p-value | S. aureus colonization status | p-value | |
MCPyV-positive, n (%) | 11 (9%) | NS | 12 | NS |
CF: cystic fibrosis; MCPyV: Merkel cell Polyomavirus; S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus; n: number. NS: not significant.