Comparison of Nasal Colonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-Infected and Non-HIV Patients Attending the National Public Health Laboratory of Central Nepal

Table 5

Nasal colonization of S. aureus with respect to risk factors.

Environmental parameters	S. aureus carriers () (no. (%))	S. aureus non-carriers () (no. (%))	value
Farm working/living
Yes	42 (33.6)	306 (64.4)	<0.05
No	83 (66.4)	169 (35.6)
Job conditions
With close contact	89 (71.2)	276 (58.1)	0.0076
Without close contact	36 (28.8)	199 (41.9)
Current smoking habit
Yes	76 (60.8)	222 (46.7)	0.0051
No	49 (39.2)	253 (53.3)
Alcoholic/nonalcoholic (current)
Alcoholic	69 (55.2)	234 (49.3)	0.319
Nonalcoholic	56 (44.5)	241 (50.7)
Outpatient/inpatient
Outpatient	56 (44.8)	279 (58.7)	0.005
Inpatient	69 (55.2)	196 (41.3)