Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus eligible for decolonization between January 2006 and June 2010 (n = 442)
| Proportion of patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients treated | Patients not treated | P | |
| (n = 268) | (n = 174) | ||
| Sex | Male 142 (53) | 104 (60) | .160 |
| Female 126 (47) | 70 (40) | ||
| Age, mean, years ± SD | 69.09 ± 16.52 | 69 ± 17.26 | .9 |
| Length of hospital stay mean, years ± SD | 48.54 ± 35.71 | 36.91 ± 32.99 | <.001 |
| Type of MRSA colonization | |||
| Nosocomial | 107 (39.9) | 88 (50) | .04 |
| Site of colonization | |||
| Nose | 147 (55) | 53 (26.5) | <.001 |
| Throat | 115 (43) | 43 (25) | <.001 |
| Perineum | 116 (43) | 39 (25) | <.001 |
| Others | 109 (41) | 146 (84) | <.001 |
| Wound | 85 (31.7) | 46 (26.4) | .2 |
| Number of colonized sites | |||
| Mean, no ± SD | 1.8 ± 1 | 1.6 ± 0.94 | .03 |
| ≥2sites | 128 (47.8) | 64 (36.8) | .02 |
| Comorbidity (underlying condition) | |||
| Immunosuppressive therapy | 36 (13.4) | 39 (52) | .01 |
| Diabetes | 71 (65) | 38 (35) | .26 |
| Urine catheter | 14 (5.2) | 6 (3.4) | .48 |
| Dialysis | 11 (4.1) | 4 (2.3) | .30 |
| CVC | 9 (3.3) | 10 (5.7) | .22 |
| COPD | 31 (11.5) | 33 (18.9) | .003 |
Note: data are no (%) of patients