Table 1.

Characteristics of MRSA-colonized patients and non-colonized patients in the dermatology unit over a 6-month period.

Characteristics	Colonized (n = 64)	Non-colonized (n = 78)	p-value
	n (%)	n (%)
Male sex	28 (44%)	37 (47%)	0.66
Age (years)-mean (SD)-median (range)	42.8 (21.8)42 (1-84)	38.8 (25.7)35 (0-92)	0.33
Total days of hospitalization-mean (SD)-median (range)	24.3 (20.8)17 (2-118)	15.4 (24.4)8.5 (1-168)	0.02
Days of hospitalization until MRSA detection-mean (SD)-median (range)	9.5 (10.4)6 (0-49)	NANA
Hospitalization within the previous 12 months-in our hospital	30 (47%)18 (60%)	25% (32%)15 (60%)	0.070.21
Previous use of antimicrobial drugs	38 (59%)	36 (46%)	0.12
Underlying diseases
Bullous diseases	22 (34%)	6 (8%)	<0.001
Pemphigus	15 (23%)	3 (4%)	<0.001
Other bullous	7 (11%)	3 (4%)	0.10
Atopy	11 (17%)	10 (13%)	0.47
Cancer	5 (8%)	9 (12%)	0.46
Erythrodermia	8 (13%)	6 (8%)	0.34
Infectious	7 (11%)	8 (10%)	0.90
Auto-immune	4 (6%)	8 (10%)	0.10
Psoriasis	6 (9%)	8 (10%)	0.86
Eczema	-	7 (9%)	0.14
Death during hospitalization	4 (6%)	1 (1%)	0.11

SD: standard deviation NA: not applicable.