Table 1.

Demographics of Patients in the Cohort (2003–2010) With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Demographic	MRSA		VRE		Both
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Race
White	13 212	55.6	2035	67	579	63.3
Black	4842	20.4	521	17.2	188	20.6
Other	846	3.6	89	2.9	11	1.2
Missing	4876	20.5	391	12.9	136	14.9
Gender
Female	11 663	49.1	1822	60	505	55.3
Male	12 096	50.9	1214	40	407	44.5
Unknown	17	0.1	0	0	2	0.2
Age
<18	2595	10.9	23	0.8	17	1.9
18–35	4518	19	213	7	95	10.4
35–64	9341	39.3	1408	46.4	446	48.8
≧65	6967	29.3	1343	44.2	347	38
Missing	355	1.5	49	1.6	9	1
Age
Mean	46.4		60.8		51.6
Median	48		62		55.5
SD	24.5		17		24.5

Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococci.