Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Total (n=302) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 180 (59.6) |
| Female | 122 (40.4) |
| Age group (years) | |
| <5 | 147 (48.7) |
| 5–9 | 87 (28.8) |
| 10–14 | 52 (17.2) |
| 15 | 16 (5.3) |
| Indigenous status | |
| Aboriginal | 40 (13.2) |
| Non-Aboriginal | 262 (86.8) |
| Geographical location | |
| Metropolitan | 282 (93.4) |
| Regional/remote | 17 (5.6) |
| International | 3 (1.0) |
| Previous admission | |
| Cellulitis | 27 (8.9) |
| Other SSTI | 23 (7.6) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Eczema | 18 (6.0) |
| Surgery | 3 (1.0) |
| URTI | 13 (4.3) |
Values are n (%).
SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.