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. 2013 Apr 10;57(2):254–262. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit229

Table 3.

Demographics of Crossover Patients vs Patients Staying Within Same Hospital System

MRSA (n = 4857)
VRE (n = 679)
Both (n = 734)
Demographic Crossover Same P Value Crossover Same P Value Crossover Same P Value
Age, in years 54.8 57.7 <.001 62.1 60.1 .48 58.6 59.0 .75
% Female, n 55.4 50.3 .003 72.9 58.5 .004 63.0 52.3 .01
% Black 24.0 23.8 .92 19.4 18.4 .87 38.3 26.1 .01

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