Table 1. Characteristics of all meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis type MT4627 outbreak cases in the Netherlands, June 2018 to January 2020 (n = 57).
| n | n totala | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age in years (IQR) | 6 (4–10) | 57 |
| < 18 years old | 47 | 57 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 25 | 57 |
| Male | 32 | 57 |
| Infection | 49 | 57 |
| Infected tissue/organ | ||
| Skin | 49 | 49 |
| Location of skin infection | ||
| Arms and/or fingers | 4 | 23 |
| Buttocks | 6 | 23 |
| Leg | 6 | 23 |
| Abdomen | 1 | 23 |
| Face | 5 | 23 |
| Chest and leg | 1 | 23 |
| Severity of infection | ||
| Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome | 0 | 46 |
| Severe generalised bullous impetigo | 1 | 46 |
| Hospital admission due to MRSA MT4627 infection | 1 | 46 |
| Death due to outcome of MRSA MT4627 infection | 0 | 46 |
| Material | ||
| (Swab of) skin | 5 | 57 |
| Pus | 20 | 57 |
| Swab of throat | 2 | 57 |
| Swab of throat and nose | 1 | 57 |
| Swab of throat, nose and perineum | 2 | 57 |
| Swab of nose | 7 | 57 |
| Swab of perineum | 1 | 57 |
| Wound fluid | 19 | 57 |
| Culture ordered by | ||
| Hospital | 2 | 57 |
| General practitioner | 55 | 57 |
| Possible risk factors | ||
| Long-term care facility resident | 0 | 54 |
| Profession with direct patient care | 3 | 54 |
| Profession with animal contact | 0 | 54 |
| Foreign travel in previous 2 months | 7 | 39 |
| Comorbidity | ||
| Diabetes and multiple sclerosis | 1 | 31 |
| No comorbidity | 30 | 31 |
IQR: inter-quartile range; MRSA: meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
a With available information.
Data source: Type-Ned database.
Of the 57 cases, 8 were carriers.