Table 1 Clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients by group

Male Sex

23 (67.6)

113 (61.4)

.491

Age > 70 y

16 (47.1)

92 (50)

.753

Acquisition

 Health-care

34 (100)

27 (14.7)

<.001

 Nosocomial

0

157 (85.3)

<.001

Charlson score > 4

25 (73.5)

85 (46.2)

.003

McCabe scale > 2

13 (38.2)

97 (52.7)

.120

Pitt score > 3

6 (17.6)

55 (29.9)

.144

Microbiology

 agr type^a I

3 (10)

44 (24.9)

.082

     II

27 (90)

132 (74.6)

.354

 PFGE type^a 2

25 (83.3)

107 (60.5)

.091

     4

2 (6.7)

18 (10.2)

.688

     Other

3 (10)

52(29.3)

.046

 Clonal Complex^b

     5

28 (93.3)

128 (74.4)

.128

     8

0

14 (8.1)

.199

     22

2 (6.7)

17 (9.9)

.759

     Other

0

13 (7.6)

.774

 PVL^a

0

2 (1.1)

1

 Microdilution Vancomycin MIC^a > = 1.5 mg/L

0

(4.9)

.363

 E-test Vancomycin MIC^a > = 1.5 mg/L

19 (63.3)

78 (44.1)

.051