Table 1 Number of patients with each comorbidities (percentage), and median number of admissions to the emergency or a medical ward (interquartile range)
From: Screening swabs surpass traditional risk factors as predictors of MRSA bacteremia
Variables | MSSA (n = 276) | MRSA (n = 100) | p-value (Fisher’s or Mann-Whitney U) |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive MRSA Screen (30 days) | 10/154 (6.49%) | 52/66 (78.8%) | < 0.001 |
Positive MRSA Screen (All-Time) | 21/215 (9.77%) | 72/91 (79.1%) | < 0.001 |
Median Age (IQR) | 65.5 (51, 76.25) | 66 (54.75, 77) | 0.590 |
Median CCI (IQR) | 3 (1, 5) | 3 (2, 4) | 0.155 |
Myocardial Infarction | 39 (14.1) | 19 (19) | 0.260 |
Congestive Heart Failure | 54 (19.6) | 21 (21) | 0.771 |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | 31 (11.2) | 19 (19) | 0.059 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | 18 (6.52) | 7 (7) | 0.819 |
Dementia | 16 (5.80) | 5 (5) | 1 |
Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 53 (19.2) | 20 (20) | 0.883 |
Connective Tissue Disease | 5 (1.81) | 5 (5) | 0.139 |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 13 (4.71) | 4 (4) | 1 |
Mild Liver Disease | 32 (11.6) | 9 (9) | 0.576 |
Moderate or Severe Liver Disease | 17 (6.20) | 4 (4) | 0.612 |
Diabetes without End-Organ Damage | 80 (29.0) | 36 (36) | 0.208 |
Diabetes with End-Organ Damage | 17 (6.16) | 10 (10) | 0.257 |
Hemiplegia | 12 (4.35) | 9 (9) | 0.123 |
Moderate or Severe Renal Disease | 5 (1.81) | 15 (15) | 0.238 |
Tumor without Metastasis | 34 (12.3) | 20 (20) | 0.068 |
Tumor with Metastasis | 27 (9.78) | 8 (8) | 0.691 |
Leukemia | 16 (5.80) | 6 (6) | 1 |
Lymphoma | 21 (7.61) | 9 (9) | 0.669 |
HIV/AIDS | 3 (1.09) | 0 (0) | 0.568 |
Emergency Visits in Last 6 Months | 1 (1, 2) | 1 (1, 3) | 0.189 |
Emergency Visits in Last 12 Months | 1 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 3) | 0.258 |
Inpatient Admissions in Last 6 Months | 0 (0, 1) | 1 (0, 1) | 0.003 |
Inpatient Admissions in Last 12 Months | 0 (0, 1) | 1 (0, 2) | 0.001 |