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Table 1 Prevalence and detection of nuc and mecA of S. aureus isolates from animals and hospitals

From: Prevalence, resistance pattern, and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from healthy animals and sick populations in Henan Province, China

Source

Sampling sites

No. of samples

Prevalence (%)

95% Cl

Specific gene (%)

nuc

mecA

Animal (healthy)

 Cow (raw milk)

8

350

22.9 (80/350)

18.4–27.3

22.9 (80/350)

1.25 (1/80)

 Swine (nasal swab)

2

86

25.6 (22/86)

16.2–35.0

25.6 (22/86)

0 (0/22)

 Chicken (faecal swab)

2

70

21.4 (15/70)

11.6–31.3

21.4 (15/70)

6.67 (1/15)

 Duck (faecal swab)

2

42

31.0 (13/42)

16.4–45.5

31.0 (13/42)

0 (0/13)

 Total

13

548

23.7 (130/548)

20.1–27.3

23.7 (130/548)

1.54 (2/130)

Human (patients)

 Aa (specimens)

1

48

27.1 (13/48)

14.0–40.1

27.1 (13/48)

46.16 (6/13)

 Bb (specimens)

1

44

0 (0/44)

0.0–0.0

0 (0/44)

0 (0/0)

 Total

2

92

14.1 (13/92)

6.9–21.4

14.1 (13/92)

46.16 (6/13)

All total

15

640

22.3 (143/640)

19.1–25.6

22.3 (143/640)

5.59 (8/143)

  1. a The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
  2. b Henan Province People’s Hospital