Table 1.
Comparison of demographics and transmission vehicles between HIV-infected patients with and without methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization
| Characteristic | No. (%) of subjects | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 553) | MRSA carriers (n = 19) | Non-MRSA carriers (n = 534) | ||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 41.2 (11.4) | 43.8 (13.0) | 41.1 (11.3) | 0.296 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 531 (96) | 15 (79) | 516 (97) | 0.005* |
| Female | 22 (4) | 4 (21) | 18 (3) | |
| Route of HIV transmission | ||||
| Injection drug use | 90 (16) | 9 (47) | 81 (15) | 0.001* |
| Heterosexual activity | 62 (11) | 2 (11) | 61 (11) | 1.000 |
| Male-to-male sex | 375 (68) | 6 (32) | 369 (69) | 0.002* |
| Blood transfusion | 3 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.6) | 1.000 |
| Vertical transmission | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1.000 |
| Unknown | 36 (6.5) | 2 (11) | 34 (6.4) | 0.380 |
| Facility | 0.203 | |||
| CGMH, Linko branch | 111 (20.1) | 3 (15.8) | 108 (20.2) | |
| CGMH, Taipei branch | 13 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 13 (2.4) | |
| CGMH, Keelung branch | 117 (21.2) | 8 (42.1) | 109 (20.4) | |
| Keelung jail and prison | 18 (3.3) | 1 (5.3) | 17 (3.2) | |
| NTUH | 294 (53.2) | 7 (36.8) | 287 (53.8) | |
Abbreviations: CGMH Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, NTUH National Taiwan University Hospital
*significant difference (p < 0.05)