Volume 11, Number 4—April 2005
Research
Recurring Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in a Football Team
Table 4
Comparison of selected potential risk factors and characteristics of case-players and carriers, versus controls
Carriers (%), N = 5‡ | Controls (%), N = 32 | |||
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Had locker adjacent/across from teammate with skin infection | 4 (80) | 2 (6) | 60.0 (3.05–3042) | 0.001 |
Shared towels with teammates | 3 (60) | 1 (3) | 46.5 (2.02–2511) | 0.005 |
Lived in dormitory, fraternity, or on-campus housing | 5 (100) | 8 (25) | Undef (2.12–undef) | 0.003 |
Shared bars of soap with teammates | 2 (40) | 2 (6) | 10.0 (0.49–170) | 0.08 |
Had recent “insect bites” | 3 (60) | 6 (19) | 6.5 (0.57–88) | 0.08 |
Slept in locker/training room | 5 (100) | 19 (59) | Undef (0.52–undef) | 0.10 |
Shared whirlpool tubs with teammates | 4 (80) | 15 (47) | 4.5 (0.38–236) | 0.19 |
*Not including 1 case-player who was unavailable for interview.
†Fisher exact test. Values in boldface are significant (p < 0.05). OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Undef, undefined or incalculable value.
‡Not including 3 carriers; 1 was unavailable for interview, and 2 had non–strain A genotypes.