Table 2.

Characteristics of decolonized patients with successful and unsuccessful decolonization outcome (n = 268)

	Successful decolonization	Unsuccessful decolonization	OR (95 % CI)	P
	(n = 104)	(n = 164)
Presence of wound	14 (13.64)	71 (83.53)	4.9 (2.5–9.3)	<.00001
≥2 sites	38 (36.5)	90 (54.8)	0.4 (0.2–0.7)	.003
Only nose	30 (28.8)	11 (6.71)	0.3 (0.2–0.6)	<.00001
Mupirocin resistance	3 (2.8)	18 (10.98)	4.1 (1.1–14.4)	.001
Mupirocin R (high level of resistance)	1 (0.96)	8 (4.88)	5.2 (0.65–42.8)	<.00001
Mupirocin I (low level of resistance)	2 (1.9)	10 (6.1)	3.3 (0.7–15.4)	.10
Subsequent MRSA Infection	0 (0)	8 (4.8)	Undefined	.002

Time period: days from the end of treatment to infection average: 76.25 median: 43.50 (rang: 2–258)

Note: data are no (%) of patients