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. 2018 Nov 6;11:794. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3899-z

Table 3.

Association of MRSA and MSSA positivity according to HIV-related habits and HIV-related factors seen at the HC/UFPE DIP Service

Variables All patients Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus OR (IC 95%) p-value
MRSA MSSA
Habits
 Physical activity
  Yes 54 (34.4%) 6 (11.1%) 48 (88.9%) 1.0
  No 103 (65.6%) 16 (15.5%) 87 (84.5%) 1.47 (0.54–4.00) 0.450
 Ethicism
  Never drank 10 (6.4%) 2 (20.0%) 8 (80.0%) 1.0
  Stylist 56 (35.7%) 9 (16.1%) 47 (83.9%) 0.77 (0.14–4.21) 0.759
  Ex-stylist 91 (57.9%) 11 (12.1%) 80 (87.9%) 0.55 (0.10–2.93) 0.484
 Smoking
  No 119 (75.8%) 14 (11.8%) 105 (88.2%) 1.0
  Yes 38 (24.2%) 8 (21.1%) 30 (78.9%) 2.00 (0.78–5.21) 0.156
 Illicit drugs
  No 108 (69.2%) 16 (24.8%) 92 (75.2%) 1.0
  Yes 48 (30.8%) 6 (12.5%) 42 (87.5%) 0.82 (0.30–2.25) 0.702
Related to HIV
 HIV carrier
  Yes 101 (66.4%) 11 (10.9%) 90 (89.1%) 1.0
  No 51 (33.6%) 11 (21.6%) 40 (78.4%) 2.25 (0.90–5.61) 0.082
 Use of Antiretroviral
  Yes 147 (93.6%) 19 (12.9%) 128 (87.1%) 1.0
  No 10 (6.4%) 3 (30.0%) 7 (70.0%) 2.89 (0.69–12.1) 0.148
 Current viral load
  Undetectable 117 (79.1%) 15 (12.8%) 102 (87.2%) 1.0
  50 a 100,000 29 (19.6%) 6 (20.7%) 78 (79.3%) 1.77 (0.62–5.06) 0.284
  > 100,000 copies 2 (1.3%) 0 (–) 16 (100%) Not Calculated
 Current CD4
   > 200 138 (92.0%) 20 (14.5%) 118 (85.5%) 1.0
   < 200 12 (8.0%) 2 (16.7%) 10 (83.3%) 1.18 (0.24–5.78) 0.838
 CD4 Nadir
  > 200 94 (62.6%) 13 (13.8%) 81 (86.2%) 1.0
   < 200 57 (37.4%) 9 (15.8%) 48 (84.2%) 1.17 (0.46–2.94) 0.741
Previous use of antibiotics
  Yes 33 (21.0%) 6 (18.2%) 27 (81.8%) 1.0
  No 124 (79.0%) 16 (12.9%) 108 (87.1%) 0.67 (0.24–1.86) 0.440

aStatistically significant association (p < 0.05)