Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Healthcare Workers at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Southwestern Uganda

Table 4

Staphylococcus aureus isolates with mecA gene (genotypic MRSA).

Characteristic	Isolates with mecA, n (%)	value
Sex		0.129
Male	03 (18.8%)
Female	05 (41.7%)
Age group		0.244
≤25	1 (20%)
26–30	4 (33.3%)
31–35	1 (20%)
≥36	2 (33.3%)
Profession		0.002
Doctors	0
Paramedics	0
Nurses	03 (33.3%)
Lab staff	5 (37.5%)
Department/ward		0.033
Special clinics	0
OPD	1 (33.3%)
Pediatrics ward	0
Surgical ward	1 (20%)
Obs and Gyne ward	0
Laboratory	5 (62.5%)
Medical ward	0
A and E ward	1 (50%)

A and E, accident and emergency; Obs and Gyne, Obstetrics and Gynecology; OPD, outpatients department; statistically significant.