Table 1.

Patient characteristics of the patients colonized with LA-MRSA and non-LA-MRSA

Patient characteristics	LA-MRSA (n = 298)	non-LA-MRSA (n = 188)
Male*	214 (72%)	84 (45%)
<= 15 years	21 (7%)	16 (9%)
>15 - < 65 years*	255 (86%)	99 (53%)
> = 65 years*	22 (7%)	73 (39%)
Colonized	291 (98%)	154 (82%)
Superficial infection*	3 (1%)	8 (5%)
Deep infection*	4 (1.3%)	24 (13%)
GP*	120 (40%)	47 (25%)
Nursing resident*	4 (1.3%)	82 (44%)
First aid*	41 (14%)	8 (4%)
Outpatient department*	64 (21%)	13 (7%)
Hospitalized*	20 (7%)	27 (14%)
Outpatient department or Hospitalized*	35 (12%)	5 (3%)

*p < =0.05.