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Table 3 Differences in clinical characteristics between MRSA- and MSSA-associated disease groups according to univariate analysis

From: Antibiotic susceptibility and genomic variations in Staphylococcus aureus associated with Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) disease groups

Clinical characteristics

Deep-seated infection

Cutaneous infection

Abscess

Mastitis

SSTI-related bacteremia

Catheter-related exit-site infection

P-value

MRSA (n = 34)

MSSA (n = 18)

MRSA (n = 54)

MSSA (n = 51)

MRSA (n = 62)

MSSA (n = 49)

MRSA (n = 11)

MSSA (n = 5)

MRSA (n = 23)

MSSA (n = 12)

MRSA (n = 17)

MSSA (n = 8)

MRSA

MSSA

Mean age (years)

58.4

53.7

50.6

48.0

39.7

39.5

30.7

27.0

68.3

59.9

60.8

52.9

<0.001

<0.05

Mean comorbidities

2.2

2.3

1.9

1.5

0.9

0.8

0.1

0

3.4

3.0

3.5

3.1

<0.001

<0.001

Mean operative procedure

1.2

1.6

0

0.02

1.2

1.2

0.1

0.2

0.5

0.6

0.1

0.9

<0.001

<0.01

Reconstructive surgery (%)

4 (11.8)

4 (22.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.6)

2 (4.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

<0.01

<0.05

Amputation (%)

7 (20.6)*

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (3.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (13.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

<0.001

NA

Mean hospitalization days

16.9

13.2

9.1

6.9

9.6

7.7

0.5

4.0

19.2

18.3

13.3

8.4

<0.01

<0.05

Mortality (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (5.6)

1 (2.0)

0 (0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (4.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.248

0.974

  1. *Indicates a significant difference between the MRSA and MSSA groups; P < 0.05