Table 8.
Numbers/intervals of operations and admissions in cellulitis and osteomyelitis.
| MRSA Isolates | Numbers of Surgical Operations (Debridement) | Numbers of Hospital Admissions | Intervals between Operations (Month) | Intervals between Admissions (Month) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellulitis | Osteomyelitis | Cellulitis | Osteomyelitis | Cellulitis | Osteomyelitis | Cellulitis | Osteomyelitis | |
| Total strains | 1.4 ± 2.5 (n = 106) | 4.2 ± 6.5 (n = 115) | 1.5 ± 2.1 (n = 106) | 3.2 ± 3.4 (n = 115) | 0.6 ± 1.0 (n = 106) | 0.7 ± 0.8 (n = 115) | 0.5 ± 0.5 (n = 106) | 0.4 ± 0.4 (n = 115) |
| ST8 | 1.7 ± 2.6 (n = 22) | 4.9 ± 10.9 (n = 24) | 2.1 ± 2.7 (n = 22) | 3.3 ± 3.6 (n = 24) | 0.6 ± 1.0 (n = 22) | 0.8 ± 0.7 (n = 24) | 0.4 ± 0.6 (n = 22) | 0.4 ± 0.4 (n = 24) |
| ST59 | 1.1 ± 2.1 (n = 54) | 3.3 ± 3.9 (n = 37) | 1.4 ± 1.7 (n = 54) | 2.6 ± 2.3 (n = 37) | 0.7 ± 1.2 (n = 54) | 0.7 ± 0.8 (n = 37) | 0.7 ± 0.5 (n = 54) | 0.5 ± 0.5 (n = 37) |
| ST239 | 5.1 ± 4.2 a, b (n = 7) | 6.1 ± 5.6 (n = 28) | 3.3 ± 4.2 (n = 7) | 3.9 ± 3.4 (n = 28) | 0.7 ± 1.4 (n = 7) | 0.9 ± 1.1 (n = 28) | 0.3 ± 0.3 (n = 7) | 0.3 ± 0.3 (n = 28) |
a ANOVA: p < 0.05, ST239 vs. ST8 in cellulitis. b ANOVA: p < 0.001, ST239 vs. ST59 in cellulitis. Data was presented as means ± SD. Abbreviation: ST, sequence type.