Table 3B.

Distribution of MSSA isolates on fomites of the five public facilities identified in the total collected samples (2600)

		Isolates confirmed as MSSA
Swap site	Total No. of collected samples	Hospitals (n = 574)	Universities (n = 1108)	Schools (n = 458)	Transportation sites (n = 337)	Markets (n = 123)	Total No. of MSSA isolates
Wash roomsa	295	8	10	3		-	21
Toilet seats	103	9	3	-	-	-	12
Toilet door handles	472	10	29	9	-	-	48
Door handles	274	9	6	17	-	-	32
Elevators	94	3	2	-	-	-	5
Student disks	680	-	43	12	-	-	55
Toilet flushes	54	1	5	-	-	-	6
Hospital receptions	77	5	-	-	-	-	5
Chairs	60	1	-	-		-	1
Markets and Othersb,c	154	3	-		-	23	26
Public transd	337	-	-	-	11	-	11
Total	2600	49	98	41	11	23	222
% of total samples		8.5	8.8	8.9	3.2	8.7
% of MSSA		22.1	44.1	18.4	5	10.4

^aWash rooms include all touched surfaces in the toilet except toilet seats, toilet door handles and toilet flushes

^bOther include hand prints and coffee machines,

^cMarkets include electronic exchangers, counter tops and carriages; ^dtransprotation n: total collected samples of each public facility.