Figure 1: Contact of participants to groups at risk for MSSA/MRSA colonization.
Participants had to specify whether they received antibiotics within the last two months, if they were diagnosed with an immune deficiency and whether they consciously had direct contact to the above-mentioned groups, such as in patient care/transport, or only indirect contact, such as via co-workers or partners who cared for patients in the respective groups. People stating they had neither direct nor indirect contact were placed in the category of indirect contact.