Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Bioaerosols in and around Residential Houses in an Urban Area in Central India

Table 1

Bacterial concentrations from inside and outside of residential houses at Gwalior.

	Total bacteria			S. aureus			Methicillin resistant S. aureus
	(CFU/m^3)			(CFU/m^3)			(CFU/m^3)
	Indoor	Outdoor	In/out	Indoor	Outdoor	In/out	Indoor	Outdoor	In/out
House 1	7088	5875	1.2	2050	1075	1.9	825	181.25	4.55
House 2	6275	5913	1.06	1575	1038	1.52	193.75	163.25	1.17
House 3	5650	4025	1.4	1475	1150	1.28	356.25	131.25	2.71
House 4	6925	1768	3.92	1225	700	1.75	275	87.5	3.14
House 5	7775	10175	0.76	1975	1713	1.15	662.5	400	1.66
House 6	7438	3950	1.88	1313	1100	1.19	275	212.5	1.29
House 7	12425	11013	1.13	3213	2350	1.37	881.25	618.75	1.42
House 8	11950	8900	1.34	2925	2313	1.26	1175	806	1.46
House 9	11275	13350	0.84	3050	3600	0.85	475	525	0.9
House 10	7375	8625	0.86	2568	3050	0.84	462.5	400	1.16
House 11	7413	6938	1.06	2825	2813	1	237.5	262.5	0.9
House 12	8725	6775	1.29	3475	1375	2.53	162.5	212.5	0.76
House 13	7175	6325	1.13	2575	3050	0.84	462.5	394	1.17
House 14	10413	10075	1.03	4125	3712.5	1.11	312.5	187.5	1.66
Average	8421.5 ± 2184.5	7407.64 ± 3142.4	1.35	2454.92 ± 880.96	2074.25 ± 1037	1.18	495.68 ± 299.47	338.04 ± 208.01	1.71
P value (95%)

Significant difference in indoor and outdoor MRS concentration ().