Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
Number of asylum seekers (n = 2091) | ||
Sex (female (%)) | 1270 (60.7) | |
Age in years median (IQRb) | 26 (20–34) | |
Number of days in the Netherlands until first sample (IQR) | 67 (4–235) | |
Number of asylum seekers | Number of MDRO positive asylum seekers (%) | |
Total number of asylum seekers tested for MRSA analysis | 1954 | 185 (9.5) |
Screening analysis | 1777 | 159 (8.9) |
Clinical analysis | 177 | 26 (14.7) |
Total number of asylum seekers tested for MDRE analysis | 1789 | 331 (18.5)a |
Screening analysis | 1555 | 298 (19.2) |
Clinical analysis | 234 | 48 (20.5) |