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. 2001 Nov;8(6):1064–1069. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.8.6.1064-1069.2001

TABLE 1.

Prevalence of S. aureus nasal carriers

Race No. of donors (% of staphylococcus carriers) in the following group:
Female Male Total
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Asian or Pacific Islander 31 (19) 46 (15) 77 (17)
Black, not of Hispanic origin 6 (17) 3 (67) 9 (33)
Hispanic 8 (25) 12 (50) 20 (40)
White, not of Hispanic origin 23 (39) 27 (67) 50 (54)
Other or unknown 33 (18) 41 (12) 74 (15)
Total 101 (24) 129 (29) 230 (27)