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Basic demographic characteristics of participants and the prevalence of S. aureus colonization.
| Total (n = 102) |
Residents (n = 60) |
Staff (n = 42) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Median (range) | 68 (26-97) | 81.5 (56-97) | 43 (26-67) |
| Gender n (%) | |||
| Female | 78 (76.5) | 43 (71.7) | 35 (83.3) |
| Male | 24 (23.5) | 17 (29.3) | 7 (16.7) |
| S. aureus colonization n (%) | 47 (46.1) | 28 (46.7) | 19 (45.2) |
| Nares | 17 (36.2) | 10 (35.7) | 7 (36.8) |
| Throat | 11 (23.4) | 6 (21.4) | 5 (26.4) |
| Nares and throat | 19 (40.4) | 12 (42.9) | 7 (36.8) |
