Table 4. Characteristics of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and Group A β-haemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (GABS).
| ICU data, mean (sd) | SA | GABS (n = 7) | p-value* | Overall (n = 13) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSSA (n = 1) | MRSA (n = 5) | Total (n = 6) | ||||
| Surgeries (n) | 0 | 5 (4) | 4 (4) | 3 (2) | 0.3 | 3 (3) |
| Procedures (n) | 0 | 14 (12) | 12 (12) | 10 (7) | 0.4 | 10 (9) |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 3 | 17 (11) | 14 (11) | 11 (7) | 0.4 | 12 (9) |
| Length of stay (days) | 4 | 31 (12) | 27 (15) | 32 (23) | 0.8 | 29 (19) |
| Re-admissions (n) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.4 | 0.6 (1) |
*
comparing SA patients with GABS ICU patients
Sd, standard deviation; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive SA; MRSA, methicillin-resistant SA