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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Oct 20;14(6):551–560. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.10.003

Table 3.

MRSA/MSSA Correlates

Demographic and Clinical
Covariates
Total % (row) MRSA+ % (row) MSSA+ %(row





129 52 23 MSSA+
(23)
MRSA+ OR
(95%CI)
MSSA+ OR
(95%CI)
BIRTHPLACE/ETHNICITY

Non-USA/Hispanic 28 21.7% 11 21.2% 8 34.8% 1.160
(0.433,3.109)
4.105
(1.097,15.361)
USA/Hispanic 31 24.0% 17 32.7% 4 17.4% 2.391
(0.912,6.266)
1.560
(0.357,6.812)
Non-USA/Non-
Hispanic
12 9.3% 4 7.7% 3 13.0% 0.844
(0.219,3.255)
3.250
(0.616,17.147)
USA/Non-Hispanic (Ref.) 44 34.1% 16 30.8% 4 17.4% - -
NR 14 10.9% 4 7.7% 4 17.4%

BIRTHPLACE

Non-USA 40 31.0% 15 28.8% 11.00 47.8% 0.777
(0.351,1.713)
3.241
(1.178,8.919)
USA (Ref.) 77 59.7% 33 63.5% 8.00 34.8% - -
NR 12 9.3% 4 7.7% 4 17.4%

ETHNICITY

Hispanic or Latino 68 52.7% 32 61.5% 14.00 60.9% 1.745
(0.840,3.628)
1.647
(0.635,4.275)
Not Hispanic or (Ref.) 57 44.2% 20 38.5% 8.00 34.8% - -
NR 4 3.1% 0 0.0% 1 4.3%

EDUCATION

Below high school 28 21.7% 16 30.8% 3.00 13.0% 2.022
(0.843,4.850)
0.600
(0.158,2.286)
High school or over (Ref.) 81 62.8% 31 59.6% 13.00 56.5% - -
NR 20 15.5% 5 9.6% 7 30.4%

INCOME

Less than $10,000/year 47 36.4% 22 42.3% 5 21.7% 1.304
(0.584,2.911)
0.525
(0.165,1.671)
Over $10,000/year (Ref.) 54 41.9% 22 42.3% 10 43.5% - -
NR 28 21.7% 8 15.4% 8 34.8%

INSURANCE

None 26 20.2% 9 17.3% 6 26.1% 0.818
(0.303,2.208)
1.4
(0.442,4.434)
Medicaid 44 34.1% 16 30.8% 7 30.4% 0.808
(0.353,1.849)
0.817
(0.282,2.365)
Medicare 6 4.7% 5 9.6% 0 0.0% 6.818182
(0.743,62.551)
-
-
Private or Other (Ref.) 53 41.1% 22 42.3% 10 43.5% - -

ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIPTION
RECEIVED

No 8 6.2% 3 5.8% 2 8.7% 0.764
(0.173,3.371)
1.889
(0.348,10.255)
Yes (Ref.) 104 80.6% 44 84.6% 15 65.2%
NR 17 13.2% 5 9.6% 6 26.1%

ANTIBIOTICS TAKEN IN THE LAST
MONTH

No 25 19.4% 10 19.2% 6 26.1% 0.852
(0.342,2.119)
2.038
(0.668,6.223)
Yes (Ref.) 86 66.7% 36 69.2% 11 47.8%
NR 18 14.0% 6 11.5% 6 26.1%

INFLUENZA

No 97 75.2% 40 76.9% 15 65.2% 1.575
0.491,5.047)
0.439
(0.053,3.632)
Yes (Ref.) 13 10.1% 7 13.5% 1 4.3%
NR 19 14.7% 5 9.6% 7 30.4%

OTHER DRUG (MARIJUANA OR
COCAINE)

No 96 74.4% 39 75.0% 15 65.2% 1.88
(0.604,5.851)
0.878
(0.178,4.328)
Yes (Ref.) 15 11.6% 8 15.4% 2 8.7%
NR 18 0.14 5 0.10 6 0.26

NR: Non-response