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Table 2 Prevalence of S. aureus carriage over time and between treatment arms

From: Short-term increase in prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriage of macrolide-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma control

Arm

Survey

N

n (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

p-value

Over time

 3×

CSS-1

414

102 (24.6)

1

 

1

 

 3×

CSS-2

417

161 (38.6)

1.92 (1.66–2.23)

<0.001

1.94 (1.68–2.24)

<0.001

 3×

CSS-3

343

30 (8.8)

0.29 (0.24–0.36)

<0.001

0.30 (0.25–0.35)

<0.001

Between treatment arms

 1×

CSS-3

375

25 (6.7)

1

 

1

 

 3×

CSS-3

343

30 (8.8)

1.34 (0.66–2.74)

0.419

1.47 (0.72–3.00)

0.286

  1. aadjusted for age and gender