TABLE. Characteristics of women with urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus compared to other bacteria .
| Characteristica |
S. saprophyticus
(n = 32) n (%) |
Other bacteria (n = 172) n (%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, median (range) | 25 (16-49) | 30 (1-86) | 0.005d | |
| Black ethnicityb,c | 19 (59) | 100 (58) | 0.9 | |
| Yearly incomeb (USD) | ||||
| ≤ 2.483.00 | 4 (12) | 28 (16) | 0.7 | |
| 2.484.00-4.955.00 | 10 (31) | 60 (35) | 0.8 | |
| 4.956.00-10.595.00 | 9 (28) | 49 (28) | 0.8 | |
| 10.596.00-21.180.00 | 4 (12) | 15 (9) | 0.7 | |
| > 21.180.00 | 0 | 5 (3) | 0.7 | |
| Previous UTI | 12 (37) | 114 (66) | 0.004d | |
| Pregnancy | 1 (3) | 12 (7) | 0.6 | |
| Cystitis | 27 (84) | 108 (63) | 0.03d | |
| Antibiotic use | 13 (40) | 91 (53) | 0.3 | |
| Previous month | 2 (6) | 39 (23) | 0.05d | |
| Previous six months | 11 (34) | 52 (30) | 0.7 | |
a: data are number and frequency of patients unless otherwise indicated; b: information missing for some patients; c: non-black patients were all white; d: significant differences (≤ 0.05); USD: United States dollar.