High prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureuscolonization among healthy children attending public daycare centers in informal settlements in a large urban center in Brazil

Braga, Eneida Dias Vianna; Aguiar-Alves, Fábio; de Freitas, Maria de Fátima Nogueira; de e Silva, Monique Oliveira; Correa, Thami Valadares; Snyder, Robert E; de Araújo, Verônica Afonso; Marlow, Mariel Asbury; Riley, Lee W; Setúbal, Sérgio; Silva, Licínio Esmeraldo; Araújo Cardoso, Claudete Aparecida

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-14-538

Table 2 Comparison of demographic characteristics associated with S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization among children attending public daycare centers in Niterói, Brazil

From: High prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureuscolonization among healthy children attending public daycare centers in informal settlements in a large urban center in Brazil

Risk factor		*S. aureus*nasal carriage			MRSA carriage
		Yes	No	p-value	Yes	No	p-value
Gender	Male	121	135	0.736	13	243	0.287
Gender	Female	119	125	0.736	18	226	0.287
Older than 36 months	No	55	86	0.011	8	133	0.760
Older than 36 months	Yes	185	174	0.011	23	336	0.760
Attending DCC for more than 12 months	No	93	135	0.002	11	217	0.195
Attending DCC for more than 12 months	Yes	136	110		19	227
ß-Lactam antibiotic use in the previous thirty days	No	180	212	0.057	10	375	0.003
ß-Lactam antibiotic use in the previous thirty days	Yes	45	33	0.057	17	68	0.003
Hospitalization in the previous twelve months	No	196	57	0.599	28	398	0.932
Hospitalization in the previous twelve months	Yes	24	230	0.599	3	45	0.932
Cohabitant hospitalized in the previous twelve months	No	219	231	0.440	26	424	0.223
Cohabitant hospitalized in the previous twelve months	Yes	21	28	0.440	5	44	0.223
Cohabitant is an employee at a health care facility	No	211	235	0.969	31	415	0.077
Cohabitant is an employee at a health care facility	Yes	20	22	0.969	0	415	0.077
Mother has not completed primary education (1–8 years)	No	76	102	0.088	11	167	0.936
Mother has not completed primary education (1–8 years)	Yes	136	131	0.088	17	250	0.936
Household income less than two times minimum wage	No	151	172	0.597	20	303	0.839
Household income less than two times minimum wage	Yes	59	60	0.597	8	111	0.839
More than five household cohabitants	No	167	173	0.060	18	322	0.221
More than five household cohabitants	Yes	67	93	0.060	13	147	0.221
Shared fomites at home (bed, clothing, towels)	No	67	86	0.222	9	144	0.839
Shared fomites at home (bed, clothing, towels)	Yes	172	174	0.222	22	324	0.839
Daycare center located in aglomerado subnormal (AGSN) census tract	No	182	230	< 0.001	19	393	< 0.001
	Yes	58	30	< 0.001	12	76	< 0.001
Time sampled (months after initial sampling)	≤ 6 m	100	78	0.006	15	163	0.125
Time sampled (months after initial sampling)	> 6 m	140	182	0.006	16	306	0.125
Residence located within 50 m of AGSN census tract	No	102	103	0.792	14	191	0.553
Residence located within 50 m of AGSN census tract	Yes	73	78		8	143	0.553

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