Table 2 Carrier rates of S. aureus and MRSA reported in different studies
Authors | Year of publication | Country | Age group included | Study setting | Sample size | S. aureusnasal carriage rate | MRSA carriage rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramana KV et al [10] | 2009 | India | 5-15 year | Schools | 392 | 16% | 19% of the S. aureus samples |
Chatterjee SS et al [11] | 2009 | India | 5-15 year | Schools | 489 | 52.5% (PCR) | 3.89% |
Ciftci H et al [16] | 2007 | Turkey | 4-6 years | Schools | 1134 | 28.4% | 0.3% |
Ko KS et al [28] | 2008 | Korea | 1-11 years | Hospital outpatients | 296 | 32.1 | 18.9% of the S. aureus samples |
Lamaro-Cardosa J et al [21] | 2009 | Brazil | 2 months to 5 years | Day care centres | 1,192 | 31.1% | 1.2% |
Lebon A et al [22] | 2008 | Netherlands | 1.5 months and 14 months | Community based longitudinal study | 443 | 12.9% at 1.5 months and 12.9% at 14 months | Not reported |
Lee GM et al [23] | 2009 | USA (Massachusetts) | 3 months to less than 7 years | Community | 1,968 | 14.1 in 2003-4 and 14.6% in 2006-7 | 0.2% in 2003-4 and 0.9% in 2006-7 |
Lo WT et al [29] | 2007 | Taiwan | Less than 7 years | Day care centres | 68 | 25% | 13.2% |
Oguzkaya-Artan M et al [30] | 2008 | Turkey | 0-6 years | Primary care centre | 200 | 18% | 5.6% |
Regev-Yochay G et al [20] | 2009 | Israel | 0-40 months | Primary care centre | 4,648 | 7.6% | Low (3 children) |