Table 4.
Chest radiograph findings |
MRSA |
Non-MRSA |
P-value |
---|---|---|---|
(n=78) | (n=865) | ||
Single infiltrate |
28 (35.9) |
450 (52.0) |
0.006 |
Multiple infiltrates |
31 (39.7) |
263 (30.4) |
0.088 |
Diffuse bilateral infiltrates |
19 (24.4) |
152 (17.6) |
0.136 |
Cavitation |
1 (1.3) |
11 (1.3) |
1 |
Pleural effusion | 16 (20.5) | 126 (14.6) | 0.16 |
aData are presented as numbers (percentages) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviation: MRSA methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.