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. 2017 Feb 10;17:51. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0442-3

Table 4.

MRSA vs MRSA + MLSB phenotype depending on age group and gender

Age n (%) P-value
Young old
[N = 311]
Old-old
[N = 272]
Longevity
[N = 30]
Gender Female 139 (45.1) 162 (52.6) 7 (2.3) <0.0001
Male 172 (56.4) 110 (36.1) 23 (7.5)
MRSA 44 (41.5) 53 (50.5) 8 (7.6) 0.0849
MRSA + MLSB 34 (41.5) 40 (48.8) 8 (9.8) 0.0371

Abbreviations: MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MLSB Macrolide, Lincosamide and Streptogramin B Resistance