Table 2 Non-susceptibility of MRSA isolates to tetracyclines, Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network – ARS, Germany, 2010–2015
N MRSA isolates tested for tetracycline resistance | n (%) non-susceptible to tetracyclines | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 19 721 | 1 498 (8) | |
Age [years] | <0.001 | ||
0–9 | 414 | 79 (19) | |
10–19 | 216 | 45 (21) | |
20–29 | 367 | 64 (17) | |
30–39 | 436 | 75 (17) | |
40–49 | 936 | 107 (11) | |
50–59 | 1 883 | 180 (10) | |
60–69 | 3 219 | 252 (8) | |
70–79 | 6 093 | 357 (6) | |
80+ | 6 157 | 339 (6) | |
Sex | <0.001 | ||
Women | 6 449 | 428 (7) | |
Men | 8 736 | 635 (7) | |
Unspecified | 4 536 | 435 (10) | |
Federal state | <0.001 | ||
Baden-Württemberg | 2 544 | 134 (5) | |
Bavaria | 336 | 47 (14) | |
Berlin | 1 248 | 84 (7) | |
Hesse | 664 | 40 (6) | |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 11 445 | 942 (8) | |
Rhineland Palatinate | 1 790 | 86 (5) | |
Schleswig-Holstein | 1 534 | 159 (10) | |
Sample type | <0.001 | ||
Swabs (other than from lesions) | 6 059 | 498 (8) | |
Blood culture | 926 | 43 (5) | |
Biopsies | 302 | 32 (11) | |
Respiratory sample | 2 538 | 183 (7) | |
Urine | 3 006 | 166 (6) | |
Lesion | 6 455 | 541 (8) | |
Other | 435 | 35 (8) | |
Type of care | 0.016 | ||
Outpatient care | 6 668 | 553 (8) | |
Intensive care unit | 2 048 | 142 (7) | |
Normal hospital ward | 10 780 | 776 (7) | |
Clinical specialty | 0.001 | ||
Surgery | 3 943 | 348 (9) | |
Internal/conservative | 10 645 | 748 (7) | |
Other | 5 133 | 402 (8) |