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. 2016 May 8;63(3):300–309. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw300

Table 1.

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), Including Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus and Methicillin-Susceptible S. aureus Subgroups, and Pneumococcal CAP Among Adults Hospitalized With CAP

Population Total CAP Cases Staphylococcus aureus CAP, n (row %)
Pneumococcal CAP, n (row %)
Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Methicillin-Susceptible S. aureus All S. aureus
All adults 2259 15 (0.7) 22 (1.0) 37 (1.6) 115 (5.1)
By age group, y
 18–49 681 2 (0.3) 7 (1.0) 9 (1.3) 31 (4.6)
 50–64 773 7 (0.9) 11 (1.4) 18 (2.3) 41 (5.3)
 65–79 506 4 (0.8) 2 (0.4) 6 (1.2) 34 (6.7)
 ≥80 299 2 (0.7) 2 (0.7) 4 (1.3) 9 (3.0)
By admission type
 Intensive care unit 482 13 (2.7) 10 (2.1) 23 (4.8) 40 (8.3)
 General floor 1777 2 (0.1) 12 (0.7) 14 (0.8) 75 (4.2)
By chronic hemodialysis use
 Hemodialysis user 87 3 (3.5) 2 (2.3) 5 (5.8) 3 (3.5)
 Not hemodialysis user 2172 12 (0.6) 20 (0.9) 32 (1.5) 112 (5.2)

Abbreviation: CAP, community-acquired pneumonia.