Table 1 Comparison of EMRSA-15 and Aus2/3-EMRSA outbreaks

Number of outbreaks

10

7

NA

Median duration of outbreaks (range)

50 days (22–128)

52 days (20–392)

0.69

Median number of patients screened (range)

106 (39–338)

124 (103–137)

0.59

Median number of HCWs screened (range)

125 (72–330)

159 (120–288)

0.30

Median number of patients colonized (range)

7 (3–20)

11 (5–26)

0.07

Median percent of patients colonized (range)

6.69 (1.12-15.09)

8.87 (4.76-20.63)

0.27

Median number of HCWs colonized (range)

4 (0–15)

2 (1–3)

0.013

Median percent of HCW colonized (range)

3.36 (0–5.52)

0.81 (0.56-2.17)

0.013