Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Neonate Mothers, Healthcare Workers, and Environmental Samples in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review

Table 1

Results of meta-analysis of MRSA carriage among neonate mothers, healthcare workers, and environmental samples in neonatal intensive care units.

	Prevalence. (%) [95% CI]	95% prediction interval	studies	participants	^¶ [95% CI]	^§ [95% CI]	heterogeneity	value Egger test
Neonate mothers	2.1 [0.3-5.1]	[0-22.7]	4	821	2.1 [1.3-3.4]	76.6 [36.1-91.5]	0.005	0.316
HCWs	9.6 [3.2-18.4]	[0-50.6]	11	909	3.5 [2.8-4.3]	91.7 [87.1-94.6]	<0.001	0.004
Environmental samples	16.6 [3.5-36]	[0-89.3]	7	1281	6.6 [5.5-8]	97.7 [96.6-98.4]	<0.001	0.134

CI: confidence interval; : number; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; NA: not applicable. ^¶ is a measure of the extent of heterogeneity, a value of indicates homogeneity of effects, and a value of indicates a potential heterogeneity of effects. ^§ describes the proportion of total variation in study estimates that is due to heterogeneity; a value >50% indicates the presence of heterogeneity.