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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating residents

From: Screening for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a residence home for elderly in Germany

Facility

Screening rate

Age [years]

Gender distribution

Mean

Median

Range

Male

N (%)

Female

N (%)

1

100.0% (102 of 102)

85.8

86.0

59 – 102

36 (35.3%)

66 (64.7%)

2

96.3% (52 of 54)

82.5

84.0

57 – 104

20 (38.5%)

32 (61.3%)

Total

98.7% (154 of 156)

84.7

85.0

57 – 104

56 (36.4%)

98 (63.6%)