Table 4 S. aureus results of a case control study of mastitis.
From: A case-control study of mastitis: nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus
|
Cases (N = 100) n (%) |
Controls (N = 99) n (%) | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Significance* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | ||||||
| Nasal swab positive for S. aureus | 42/98 (43) | 45/98 (46) | 0.88 | 0.50 | 1.55 | p = 0.666 |
| Sparse | 23 | 15 | ||||
| Moderate | 10 | 21 | ||||
| Profuse | 8 | 8 | p = 0.0614 | |||
| Expressed breast milk positive for S. aureus | 45/99 (46) | 15/86 (17) | 3.94 | 1.99 | 7.81 | **p = 0.000 |
| Sparse | 17 | 11 | ||||
| Moderate | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Profuse | 14 | 1 | **p = 0.0339 | |||
| Baby | ||||||
| Nasal swab positive for S. aureus | 72/88 (82) | 52/93 (56) | 3.55 | 1.80 | 7.00 | **p = 0.000 |
| Sparse | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Moderate | 15 | 20 | ||||
| Profuse | 47 | 26 | p = 0.1053 | |||