Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Veterinary Doctors and Students, the Netherlands
Mireille Wulf*
, Arie van Nes†, Andrea Eikelenboom-Boskamp*, Janneke de Vries*, Willem Melchers*, Corné H. Klaassen‡, and Andreas Voss*‡
, Arie van Nes†, Andrea Eikelenboom-Boskamp*, Janneke de Vries*, Willem Melchers*, Corné H. Klaassen‡, and Andreas Voss*‡Table 3
Estimates of relative risk for exposure to types of animals for veterinary students and veterinarians, the Netherlands
| Type of animal | Relative risk | 95% Confidence interval |
|---|---|---|
| Pigs* | 9.0 | 0.52–154 |
| Cows* | 5.3 | 0.31–90 |
| Sheep† | 4.35 | 0.52–40 |
| Companion animals | 0.86 | 0.17–4.2 |
| Horses | 0.72 | 0.14–3.6
*The number of carriers without exposure in this group was 0; estimate of relative risk was made by adding 0.5 to all groups. *The number of carriers without exposure in this group was 0; estimate of relative risk was made by adding 0.5 to all groups. |
*The number of carriers without exposure in this group was 0; estimate of relative risk was made by adding 0.5 to all groups.
†Data on veterinarians only.
