Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia included in the study (N = 31).
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median (range) | 72 (35–94) |
| Mean | 69.6 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 22 (71) |
| Female | 9 (29) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 11 (35) |
| Non-Hispanic | 20 (65) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Malignancy | 3 (9) |
| Chronic lung disease | 11 (35) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16 (52) |
| Renal failure | 5 (16) |
| Liver failure | 1 (3) |
| Heart disease | 2 (6) |
| Immunosuppression/AIDS | 2 (6) |
| Result of sputum culture | |
| Only MRSA | 14 (45) |
| Candida | 4 (13) |
| Bacillus species | 3 (10) |
| Klebsiella | 3 (10) |
| Other | 7 (22) |
| Outcome | |
| Clinical success | 19 (62) |
| Death | 6 (19) |
| Hospital length of stay (days), mean | 25.6 |
| ICU length of stay (days), mean | 12 |
| 30 day readmission | 03 (9) |
Data are shown as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit.