Table 4 |
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Distribution of sites colonised by MRSA |
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Colonised on admission N (%) |
Acquireda N (%) |
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Nose |
24 (9.6) |
25 (10.0) |
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Wounds |
8 (3.2) |
12 (4.8) |
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Stools |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
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Arm pits |
8 (3.2) |
12 (4.8) |
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Folds under breasts |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
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Inguinal folds |
1 (0.4) |
2 (0.8) |
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Total patients |
32b (12.8) |
47b (18.8) |
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aacquired MRSA whilst in hospital, bin total, 9 and 4 patients were positive at several sites on admission and during hospitalisation, respectively |
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Minary-Dohen et al. BMC Geriatrics 2003 3:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-3-5 |
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