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Table 2 Distribution of S.aureus & MRSA among healthcare workers of different wards

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

Wards/Department

No of samples (n = 204)

S. aureus (%) (n = 32)

MRSA (%) (n = 7)

NICU

21

3 (14.3)

0 (0)

Surgery

27

5 (18.5)

2 (40.0)

Operating room

26

5 (19.2)

2 (40.0)

Orthopedics

17

1 (5.9)

0 (0)

Medical

23

3 (13.0)

1 (33.3)

Gynecology

16

2 (12.5)

0 (0)

Emergency

11

2 (18.2)

1 (50.0)

ICU

4

0 (0)

0 (0)

CCU

3

1 (33.3)

0 (0)

Dermatology

8

2 (25.0)

0 (0)

Ophthalmology

5

3 (60.0)

0 (0)

Psychiatry

9

3 (33.3)

1 (33.3)

ENT

4

0 (0)

0 (0)

Radiology

10

1 (10.0)

0 (0)

Others

20

1 (5.0)

0 (0)