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Table 1 Characteristics of 309 patients with community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections

From: Fusidic acid and clindamycin resistance in community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children of Central Greece

Characteristic

MSSA

MRSA

P

 

n = 129

n = 180

 

Age, years

   

All patients

   

   median (range)

4.5 (0.02 - 14)

1.7 (0.02 - 14)

 

   mean ± SD

4.8 ± 4.0

2.7 ± 3.0

< 0.001

   Inpatients

52

99

 

median (range)

2.4 (0.02 - 14)

1.2 (0.02 - 14)

 

mean ± SD

4.3 ± 4.5

2.5 ± 3.1

0.005

   Outpatients

77

81

 

median (range)

5.0 (0.04 - 13)

2.0 (0.04 - 11)

 

mean ± SD

5.2 ± 3.5

3.1 ± 2.9

< 0.001

Male gender

70 (54.3)a

88 (48.9)

0.359

Season

   

   June - November

97 (75.2)

125 (69.4)

0.306

Hospitalization

52 (40.3)

99 (55.0)

0.011

  1. anumber in parentheses is percent, unless otherwise indicated.