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Table 1 Frequency of MRSA isolates from carrier colonization sites and infection sites with demographic and clinical data

From: Comparative and molecular analysis of MRSA isolates from infection sites and carrier colonization sites

 

Carrier (n = 55)

Infection (n = 51)

p value

OR (95% CI)

Gender

 Male

32

35

0.27

0.64 (0.28–1.42)

 Female

23

16

Age (years)a

 ≤ 30

34

32

0.9

0.96 (0.43–2.12)

 > 30

20

18

ICU admissionb

 Yes

51

48

0.67

0.53 (0.02–7.21)

 No

2

1

Duration of hospitalization (days)

 ≤ 7

24

20

0.65

1.12 (0.55–2.63)

 > 7

31

31

Treatment outcomec

 Discharged rescreened negative

26

27

0.36

0.58 (0.17–1.84)

 Discharged rescreened positive

10

6

  1. aOne sample from each group has no data
  2. bTwo samples from each group have no data
  3. c37 patients discharged without further screen