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Table 1 Characteristics of responding physicians

From: Care for MRSA carriers in the outpatient sector: a survey among MRSA carriers and physicians in two regions in Germany

 

N (%a)

Total

79 (100 %)

Age, n = 75

 

 Median (IQR) in years

52 (46–58)

Sex, n = 74

 

 Female

22 (27.8 %)

Years of professional experience in ambulant health care

 

 Median (IQR) in years, n = 74

13.5 (3–34)

Estimated number of MRSA positive patients in the last 12 months

 

 Median (IQR), n = 77

5 (3–10)

Number of screened patients in the last 12 months

 

 Median (IQR), n = 78

2 (0–6)

Number of decolonized patients ever

 

 Median (IQR), n = 79

2 (0–7)

Discipline, n = 75

 

 General practitioner

30 (38.0 %)

 Internal medicine

30 (38.0 %)

 Dermatologist

4 (5.1 %)

 Urologist

8 (10.1 %)

 Other

3 (3.8 %)

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. a Calculation of proportions includes missing values in the denominator