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Table 2 Colonization rate of participating residents at baseline and new admitted residents

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

Facility

MRSA-negative

MRSA-positive

Rate

N (%)

Mean age

[years] (± SD)

Rate

N (%)

Mean age

[years]

1

97 (95.1%)

83.0 (±7.9)

5 (4.9%)

85.6

2

48 (92.3%)

84.0 (±8.6)

4 (7.7%)

87.0

Total

145 (94.2%)

83.4 (±8.2)

9 (5.8%)

86.2

  1. SD Standard deviation; N number