Table 2.

Comorbidities in Patients with and without MRSA IAI

	Non-MRSA IAI n=195	MRSA IAI n=45	p*
Diabetes mellitus	39 (20%)	15 (33%)	0.05
Coronary artery disease	32 (16%)	6 (13%)	0.61
Peripheral vascular disease	7 (4%)	5 (11%)	0.04
Chronic kidney disease	14 (7%)	6 (13%)	0.18
Chronic pulmonary disease	31 (16%)	10 (22%)	0.31
History of malignant disease	20 (10%)	2 (4%)	0.39
Liver disease	13 (7%)	4 (9%)	0.53
Pre-admission corticosteroid use	46 (24%)	8 (18%)	0.40
Inflammatory bowel disease	16 (8%)	8 (18%)	0.05

^*Significance p<0.05

MRSA=methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); IAI=intra-abdominal infection.