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{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/5917310","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"5917310","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/5917310","text":"Of the 765 individuals harbouring S. aureus strains, 208 were found not to have taken antibiotics in the previous 4 years (27.1%). Of the subjects, 18.1% had taken one box, 13.0% two boxes, 11.5% three boxes of antibiotics, and 30.3% more than three boxes. The mean number of boxes of antibiotics consumed in the previous 4 years was 3.3 (SD: 5.2 and range 0–66), with penicillin being the most frequent antibiotic taken (mean of 1.5 packages; SD: 2.3), followed by ophthalmological presentations including antibacterial drugs (mean of 0.5 containers; SD: 2.9) and topical antibiotics (0.3 boxes; SD: 0.8).","tracks":[]}