Table 2 Estimates of the association of exposures with MDRSA carriage and MRSA carriage, in Guangdong, China.

From: Livestock-associated methicillin and multidrug resistant S. aureus in humans is associated with occupational pig contact, not pet contact

Category

n

Carriage of MDRSA

Carriage of MRSA

Unadjusted PR (95% CI)

Adjusted PR (95% CI)a

Unadjusted PR(95%CI)

Adjusted PR(95% CI)a

Participant group

 Control worker

978

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Pet-owning worker

200

0.86(0.37–2.03)

0.73(0.31–1.73)

1.13(0.32–3.92)

0.93(0.26–3.25)

 Pig worker

244

3.89(2.46–6.14)

3.38(2.07–5.53)

8.01(4.18–15.37)

7.42(3.71–14.83)

With occupational pig contact

 Nob

1178

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Yes

244

3.98(2.57–6.18)

3.57(2.22–5.74)

7.85(4.27–14.40)

7.53(3.93–14.42)

Frequency of pig occupational contact(hours per day)

 No

1178

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 <8

94

3.13(1.62–6.06)

2.51(1.26–4.98)

6.27(2.75–14.26)

5.11(2.16–12.09)

 ≥8

150

4.52(2.78–7.33)

4.41(2.62–7.41)

8.84(4.60–16.95)

9.54(4.77–19.06)

Frequency of occupational pig contact(hours per day)c

 

1.63(1.40–1.91)

1.58 (1.33–1.86)

2.08(1.68–2.57)

2.06(1.63–2.59)

  1. Note. n, number of participants; MDRSA, multidrug-resistant S. aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. aAdjusted for sex, age, antibiotic use in the last month and medical facility visit in the last month.
  3. bUse pet-owning workers and control workers as no occupational pig contact.
  4. cUse logarithmic exposure in the model.