Table 1.
Summary of the recently published reports on MRSA prevalence inside athletic training facilities and fitness centers
| Country of report | Sample number | S.aureus isolated | MRSA percentage | Reference/Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio, USA | 81 environmental samples from 9 High school training facilities and wrestling mats | ND | 61.7% | [54]/(2010) |
| Ohio, USA | 90 surface samples from 10 high school training facilities and related locker rooms | MD | 42% | [55]/(2010) |
| Florida, USA | 240 samples from university recreational facility, a high school gymnasium, and a private gymnasium | None | None | [56]/(2011) |
| Texas, USA | 125 from various areas and equipment from athletic facility | 38% | 6% | [54]/(2012) |
| Virginia, USA | 99 environmental samples from fitness center | 10 samples | None | [57]/(2012) |
| Thohoyandou, South Africa | 500 from hand touched surfaces inside 3 fitness center | 36% | 1.6% | [58]/(2046) |
| Tennessee, USA | 32 from skin-contact surfaces inside 4 membership-based fitness centers | 90.6% | 37.5% | [59]/(2016) |
| Ohio, USA 16 fitness centers |
288 swabs on fomites | 38.2% of which 36.4% MDR | 30% | [60]/(2019) |
| Malaysia, various fitness centers | 42 swabs on fomites | 73.81% | ND | [61]/(2018) |
| USA | Multiple samples on surfaces | ND | 24% of surfaces were MRSA and VRE +ve | [62]/2020) |
| Ohio, USA | 288 environmental swabs from 16 fitness facilities | 38.2% | 11.5% | [60]/2019 |
| Ohio, USA | 280 environmental samples from 10 playgrounds | 31.8% | 3.9% | [63]/2019 |