Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of ED patients with community-acquired Skin and Soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) by age group
|
Demographic and clinical characteristics
|
Pediatric (age < 18) |
Adult (age ≥18) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
n = 191
|
n = 745
|
|
| % | % | p< | |
|
Median age in years (IQR) |
7 (0–17) |
39 (18–89) |
p < 0.001
|
|
Gender |
|
|
p < 0.02
|
| Male |
47.6 |
57.2 |
|
| Female |
52.4 |
42.8 |
|
|
Ethnicity/race |
|
|
p < 0.001
|
| White |
52.9 |
67.9 |
|
| Black |
22.0 |
17.6 |
|
| Hispanic/Other |
25.1 |
14.5 |
|
|
Health insurance status |
|
|
p < 0.001
|
| Private |
36.6 |
33.4 |
|
| Governmental |
44.5 |
31.3 |
|
| Both Private and Governmental |
8.9 |
7.0 |
|
| Uninsured |
10.0 |
28.3 |
|
|
Infection type |
|
|
p < 0.001 |
| Abscess |
38.3 |
41.9 |
|
| Cellulitis |
44.0 |
51.0 |
|
| Furuncle |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
| Carbuncle |
0.5 |
0.0 |
|
| Ulcer |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
| Other |
16.2 |
6.3 |
|
|
Previous assessment for this infection |
28.3 |
25.8 |
p < 0.5 |
| Previous antibiotic treatment for this infection | 20.9 | 18.2 | p < 0.4 |
IQR = interquartile range.