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Table 1 Prevalence of S.aureus and MRSA among healthcare workers

From: Nasal carriage of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers at a tertiary care hospital in Western Nepal

Healthcare workers

No of samples

S. aureus (%)

MRSA (%)

Doctor

72

15 (20.8)

1 (1.4)

Intern

36

6 (16.7)

1 (2.8)

Nurse

51

6 (11.8)

4 (7.8)

Attender

22

4 (18.2)

1 (4.5)

Laboratory personnel

16

1 (6.3)

0 (0)

Others

7

0 (0)

0 (0)

Total

204

32 (15.7)

7 (3.4)