Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among primary school children and prisoners in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2 Frequency of isolation of S. aureus from primary school children and prisoners, Jimma town, 2011

Source of the samples	No. of positive samples	*Staphylococcus* isolates				p-value
		*S. aureus*		CNS
		No.	(%)	No.	(%)
Eldan²	45	20	44.4	25	55.6	0.495
JU Community school ²	24	10	41.7	14	58.3
Sub-Total	69	30	43.5	39	56.5
Ginjo¹	118	55	46.6	63	53.4
Hermata¹	117	59	50.4	58	49.6
Sub-total	235	114	48.5	121	51.5
Total of positive	304	144	47.37	160	52.63
School samples	304	144	47.37	160	52.63
Jimma zone detention center	50	25	50	25	50
Grand total	354	169	47.74	185	52.26

¹public/governmental schools; ²Private/Non-governmental schools; CNS Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.

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