Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Healthcare Workers at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Southwestern Uganda
Table 3
Staphylococcus aureus resistance to cefoxitin (phenotypic MRSA).
Characteristics
No. of isolates
No. of MRSA
value
Sex
0.404
Male
16
6 (37.5%)
Female
12
7 (58.3)
Age group
0.001
≤25
5
1 (20%)
26–30
12
3 (25%)
31–35
5
5 (100%)
≥36
6
4 (66.7%)
Profession
0.448
Doctor
3
2 (66.7%)
Paramedic
8
3 (37.5%)
Nurse
9
5 (55.6%)
Lab staff
8
3 (37.5%)
Department/ward
0.420
Special clinics
4
3 (75%)
OPD
3
1 (33.3%)
Pediatrics
4
2 (50%)
Surgical
5
2 (40%)
Obs and Gyne
1
0
Laboratory
8
3 (37.5%)
Medical
1
0
A and E
2
2 (100%)
A and E, accident and emergency; Obs and Gyne: Obstetrics and Gynecology; OPD: outpatients department; statistically significant.
