Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Students at a Historically Black University: A Case Study

Table 1

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among black university students, 2006-2007.

Participants	Skin (hand)		Nasal
	Tested; No (%)	MRSA; No (%)	Tested; No (%)	MRSA; No (%)
Female	176 (56.4)	1 (0.6)	176 (56.8)	1 (0.6)
Male	136 (43.6)	0	134 (43.2)	1 (0.7)
Total	312 (100)	1 (0.3)	310 (100)	2 (0.65)