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. 2015 Jun 26;15:243. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-0991-z

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

(n = 190)
Age, y (median, IQR) 45 (39–49)
Sex (male/female) 158/32 (83 %/17 %)
HIV risk factor 74 (39 %)
IDU 61 (32 %)
MSM 49 (26 %)
Heterosexual 6 (3 %)
Other/unknown
AIDS 55 (29 %)
HCV 61 (32)
HBV 8 (4 %)
Current ART 182 (96 %)
CD4+ T cell count, cells/μL (median, IQR) 528 (351–740)
CD4+ T cell count, <200 cells/μL 19 (10 %)
HIV RNA, <40 copies/mL 153 (80 %)
Current use of TMP-SMX 15 (8 %)
Origin Delete
Spain 161 (85%)
Europe 1 (0.5%)
South America 19 (10%)
North Africa 4 (2%)
Sub-Saharan Africa 4 (2%)
Asia 1 (0.5%)
Risk factors for HA-MRSA acquisition
Antibiotic use in prior 12 months 70 (37 %)
Hospitalization in prior 12 months 32 (17 %)
Intravenous catheter use in prior 12 months 40 (21 %)
Surgical intervention in prior 12 months 19 (10 %)
Frequent visits (≥1 per week) to long-term care facilities 17 (9 %)
Multiple sexual partners in prior 12 months 17 (9 %)
History of sexually transmitted infection 17 (9 %)
Previous incarceration 29 (15 %)

Data are shown as number (%) of patients unless otherwise indicated.

IDU, injecting drug user; IQR, interquartile range; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; MSM: men who have sex with men; TMP-SMX: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole