Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Veterinary Personnel
Beth A. Hanselman*
, Steve A. Kruth*, Joyce Rousseau*, Donald E. Low†, Barbara M. Willey†, Allison McGeer†, and J. Scott Weese*
, Steve A. Kruth*, Joyce Rousseau*, Donald E. Low†, Barbara M. Willey†, Allison McGeer†, and J. Scott Weese*
Table 1
Risk factors for MRSA colonization among veterinary conference attendees, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 3–5, 2005*
| Variable | MRSA-colonized persons, n/N (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In clinical practice | 0.01 | ||
| Yes | 27/367 (7.4) | ||
| No | 0/47 | ||
| Animal type† | <0.01 | ||
| Large | 15/96 (15.6) | ||
| Small | 12/271 (4.4) | ||
| Practice/facility type | |||
| Academic | 11/136 (8.1) | 0.29 | |
| Private specialty | 10/103 (10) | 0.10 | |
| General | 6/139 (4.3) | 0.97 | |
| Other | 0/36 | 0.97 | |
| Position | 0.96 | ||
| Veterinarian | 23/345 (7.0) | ||
| Technician | 4/34 (12.0) | ||
| Personally diagnosed MRSA in an animal | 0.12 | ||
| Yes | 19/275 (6.9) | ||
| No | 7/48 (13) | ||
| MRSA case identified at clinic | 0.045 | ||
| Yes | 15/244 (6.2) | ||
| No | 12/97 (12) | ||
| Personally had diagnosis of MRSA infection or colonization | 0.98 | ||
| Yes | 0/4 | ||
| No | 27/363 (7.4) | ||
| Hospitalized within past 30 d | 0.28 | ||
| Yes | 1/5 (20) | ||
| No | 26/362 (7.2) | ||
| Healthcare worker in household | 0.81 | ||
| Yes | 2/33 (6.1) | ||
| No | 25/309 (7.5)
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. *MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. | ||
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
†Clinical practice only.
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