Table 1. Comparison of demographics and characteristics of ocular 274 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and 245 methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Characteristics	MRSA (n = 274)	MSSA (n = 245)	p value*
Age (Mean ±SD years)	41.3±26.6	37.3±27.3	0.096
Gender (F/M)	138/136	100/145	0.036
Eye (R/L/B)	123/115/36	106/110/29	0.776
Healthcare exposure	93	60	0.024
Comorbidities	82	57	0.218
Immunosuppressive treatment (Local/Systemic/Nil)	17/20/237	11/8/226	0.079

^*Two-sample t test for age comparison, Chi-square test for others.

MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, F: female, M: male, R: right eye, L: left eye, B: both eyes.