Table 1.
Comparison of demographic characteristics among both the groups of MRSA and MSSA infected patient
| Characteristics | Categories | MRSA (n=130) |
MSSA (n=130) |
OR and 95% CI |
p Value |
| Age | Above 60 years | 28 (21.54%) | 29 (22.31%) | 0.96 (0.53, 1.72) |
0.881 |
| Below 60 years | 102 (78.5%) | 101 (77.7%) | |||
| Gender | Female | 34 (26.15%) | 34 (26.15%) | 1 (0.58, 1.74) | 1.00 |
| Male | 96 (73.85%) | 96 (73.85%) | |||
| Emergency Admission | Present | 29 (22.31%) | 23 (17.69%) | 1.34 (0.73, 2.46) |
0.35 |
| Absent | 101 (77.69%) |
107 (77.31%) | |||
| Immunosuppression status |
Immunosuppressed | 27 (20.77%) | 27 (20.77%) | 1 (0.55, 1.82) | 1 |
| Non-immunosuppressed | 103 (79.33%) |
103 (79.33%) | |||
| Presence of Diabetes Mellitus |
Diabetic | 35 (26.9%) | 38 (29.2%) | 1.20 (0.71, 2.02) | 0.503 |
| Non diabetic | 95 (73.1%) | 92(70.8%) | |||
| Smoking | Smoker | 39 (30%) | 49 (37.69%) | 1.44 (0.84, 2.37) |
0.19 |
| Non smoker | 91 (70%) | 81 (62.31%) | |||
| Presence of other infections |
Present | 30 (23.08%) | 33 (25.38%) | 1.13 (0.64, 2.0) | 0.664 |
| Absent | 100 (76.92%) |
97 (74.62%) | |||
| Invasive diagnostic procedure |
Performed | 30 (23.08%) | 30 (23.08%) | 1 (0.562, 1.78) | 1 |
| Not performed | 100 (76.92%) |
100 (76.92%) | |||
| Presence of urinary catheter |
Catheterized | 17 (13.1%) | 17 (13.1%) | 1 (0.486, 2.057) |
1 |
| Non catheterized | 113 (86.9%) | 113 (86.9%) | |||
| Ryle's tube feeding | NG feed | 13 (10%) | 12 (9.23%) | 1.09 (0.48, 2.50) |
0.833 |
| No NG feed | 117 (90%) | 118 (90.77%) | |||
| ICU admission | ICU admitted | 14 (10.77%) | 20 (15.38%) | 1.51 (0.73, 3.13) |
0.272 |
| No ICU admission | 116 (89.33%) |
110 (84.62%) | |||
| Duration of surgery (>3 hours) |
More than 3 hours | 24 (18.46%) | 30 (23.08%) | 1.33 (0.73, 2.42) |
0.359 |
| Less than 3 hours | 106 | 100 (76.92%) |