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Table 1 Incidence of S. aureus and Methicillin-resistant S. aureus MRSA contamination in seafood

From: Prevalence of S. aureus and/or MRSA from seafood products from Indian seafood products

Fish samples

No. of Samples

S. aureus

MRSA by multiplex PCR *

Fresh

108

20 (18.52%)

3 (2.7)

Chilled

79

14 (17.72%)

4 (5%)

Frozen

64

6 (9.38%)

2 (3.13%)

Processed fish

124

22 (17.74%

6 (4.84%)

Water

76

4 (5.26%)

0 (0%)

Ice

47

2 (4.26%)

0 (0%)

Total

498

68 (13.65%)

15 (3.01%)