Within and Between Weighted UniFrac Distances of the Hand Microbiota.

<p>Stratification by Sampling Collection Method (Panel A: Glove-Juice and Swab), DNA Extraction Method (Panel B: Lysozyme and Cocktail), Sequencing Replicates (Panel C: Set #1 and Set #2), Healthcare Workers (Panel D: Within and Between), and Healthcare Workers by Sampling Collection Method (Panel E: Within and Between). Samples obtained from 34 Healthcare Workers at the University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care Unit, July 5–28, 2011.</p

Number of Raw and Processed Sequencing Reads per Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) Sequencing Run, Using 316 Chips, of 280 Samples of Hand Microbiota from 34 Healthcare Workers at the University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care Unit, July 5–28, 2011.

<p>Number of Raw and Processed Sequencing Reads per Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) Sequencing Run, Using 316 Chips, of 280 Samples of Hand Microbiota from 34 Healthcare Workers at the University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care Unit, July 5–28, 2011.</p

Relative Abundances of the Top 80% Most Abundant Taxa Detected per Sampling Method.

<p>Sampling methods (Panel A: Glove-Juice; Panel B: Swab) of the Hand Microbiota are obtained from 34 Healthcare Workers at the University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care Unit, July 5–28, 2011.</p

Study Design Showing Levels of Comparisons of Hand Microbiota Samples Sent for Sequencing.

<p>Level A shows the comparison of within versus between HCWs (n₁ = 34, n₂ = 34, n₃ = 34); level B shows the comparison of sampling collection methods (n_SW = 102, n_GJ = 102); level C shows the comparison of sequencing replicates (n₁ = 30, n₂ = 30); and, level D shows the comparison of DNA extraction methods (n_C = 10, n_L = 10). Samples obtained from 34 Healthcare Workers at the University of Michigan Surgical Intensive Care Unit, July 5–28, 2011.</p

Differences in college students' knowledge, practices, and beliefs about hand hygiene by gender, class standing, and academic major.

a<p>Chi-square test for independence.</p>b<p>Frequencies do not match total N for all questions because not all respondents answered every question.</p><p>Data are percent (n).</p

Microbial flora on dorm room surfaces by type of dorm, frequency of cleaning, and frequency of illness.

a<p>Chi-square test for independence.</p><p>Data are percent (n) of surfaces with >10 colony forming units.</p

Household level risk correlates for the presence of serious skin infection in 321 Northern Manhattan households, controlling for household size.

*<p>p≤.05, ^**p<.01, ^***p<.001.</p

Individual level risk correlates and serious skin infection among 914 individuals from 321 Northern Manhattan households, controlling for household membership (univariate GEE analysis).

a<p>Missing 5.</p>b<p>The top five reasons for hospitalization were cardiovascular disease (17%), infections (14%), childbirth (13%), respiratory conditions (12%), and surgeries (12%).</p

Baseline demographics of study participants (n = 501).

a<p>Frequencies do not match total N for all questions because not all respondents answered every question.</p>b<p>Subjects residing in suite style housing were more likely to have one or more roommates compared to those living in hall style housing (67.4% v. 48.3%, respectively).</p

Individual level risk correlates and <i>S. aureus</i> nasal colonization among 914 individuals from 321 Northern Manhattan households, controlling for household membership (univariate GEE analysis).

a<p>Missing 5.</p>b<p>The top five reasons for hospitalization were cardiovascular disease (17%), infections (14%), childbirth (13%), respiratory conditions (12%), and surgeries (12%).</p