Table 3.
The Sociodemographics, Clinical Characteristics, Numbers and Percentages of Methicillin-Resistant (MRSA) and Methicillin-Susceptible S. Aureus (MSSA) Isolates of the Participants
| Variables | Features | No. (%) | No. of S. aureus (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRSAa | MSSAb | |||
| Gender | Male | 129 (70.5) | 84 (45.9) | 45 (24.6) |
| Females | 54 (29.5) | 39 (21.3) | 15 (8.2) | |
| Age (Years) | < 15 | 21 (11.5) | 13 (7.1) | 8 (4.4) |
| 15–30 | 42 (23) | 21 (11.5) | 21 (11.5) | |
| 31–45 | 51 (27.9) | 39 (21.3) | 12 (6.6) | |
| 46–60 | 36 (19.7) | 22 (12) | 14 (7.7) | |
| > 60 | 33 (17.9) | 24 (13.1) | 9 (4.9) | |
| Types of wounds | Trauma | 71 (38.8) | 48 (26.2) | 23 (12.6) |
| Surgical wound | 49 (26.8) | 30 (16.4) | 19 (10.4) | |
| Ulcer | 25 (13.7) | 18 (9.8) | 7 (3.8) | |
| Burn wound | 22 (12) | 11 (6) | 11 (6) | |
| Abscess | 16 (8.7) | 8 (4.4) | 8 (4.4) | |
| Total | 115 (62.8) | 68 (37.2) | ||
| 183 (100) | ||||
Notes: aMethicillin-resistant S. aureus. bMethicillin-susceptible S. aureus.