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Table 3 Distribution of S. aureus carriage between preclinical and clinical students

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among pre-clinical and clinical medical students in a Tanzanian University

Variable

S. aureus carriage

p value

Preclinical (N = 33)

n (%)

Clinical (N = 33)

n (%)

Age

 Median (IQR)

23 (22–25)a

25 (24–28)a

<0.001

Gender

 Male

21 (63.6)

22 (66.7)

0.796

 Female

12 (36.4)

11 (33.3)

Course

 MD

29 (87.9)

28 (84.8)

0.500

 BMLS

4 (12.1)

5 (15.2)

Antibiotic useb

 Yes

5 (15.2)

1 (3.0)

0.098

 No

28 (84.8)

32 (97.0)

Hospital admissionc

 Yes

0 (0.0)

1 (3.0)

0.500

 No

33 (100.0)

32 (97.0)

Exposure to SSTIs

 Yes

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 No

33 (100.0)

33 (100.0)

  1. MD Doctor of medicine, BMLS Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences, SSTIs skin and soft tissue infections
  2. aContinuous variable
  3. bIn the past 2 weeks
  4. cIn the past 3 months