Table 1. Dynamic changes in specimen sources and basic demographics of inpatients with infection caused by S. aureus from 2008 to 2017.
| Year | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of total | 770 | 495 | 608 | 462 | 513 | 426 | 421 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male/female | 73%/27% | 70%/30% | 69%/31% | 65%/35% | 73%/36% | 70%/30% | 66%/34% |
| Age group | |||||||
| ≤20 | 4% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| 21–64 | 50% | 45% | 44% | 35% | 43% | 38% | 38% |
| ≥65 | 47% | 50% | 54% | 60% | 54% | 58% | 56% |
| Specimen sources | |||||||
| Respiratory system | 588(76%) | 311(63%) | 420(69%) | 261(56%) | 317(62%) | 238(56%) | 218(52%) |
| Skin/soft tissue | 93(12%) | 107(22%) | 89(15%) | 108(23%) | 97(19%) | 107(25%) | 112(27%) |
| Blood | 21(3%) | 22(4%) | 29(5%) | 22(5%) | 29(6%) | 25(6%) | 24(6%) |
| Other sterile body fluids | 43(6%) | 41(8%) | 70(12%) | 41(9%) | 62(12%) | 47(11%) | 45(11%) |
| Others | 25(3%) | 14(3%) | 0(0%) | 30(6%) | 7(1%) | 9(2%) | 22(5%) |