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Table 2 Basic characteristics of Cohort 1 (n = 204)

From: Association between length of residence and prevalence of MRSA colonization among residents in geriatric long-term care facilities

 

n

(%)

MRSA test result

 Positive

20

(9.8)

 Negative

184

(90.2)

Length of residence since admission, monthsa

 Minimum to maximum

1 to 114

 Median (interquartile range)

6

(2–15)

 1–6

112

(54.9)

 7–12

28

(13.7)

 13–18

22

(10.8)

 19–24

12

(5.9)

 25+

30

(14.7)

  1. Abbreviation: MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  2. a Measured from admission to the time MRSA testing was performed during the initial 4-month study period (August 2018 to November 2018)