Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
Characteristics | (Number = 163) |
|---|---|
Men, Number (%) | 97 (59) |
Age, median (IQR), years | 53 (20.4-67.9) |
Hospital discharge alive, Number (%) | 134 (82) |
Reason for MRSA suspicion, Number (%) | |
Contact with MRSA carrier | 91 (56) |
Treatment in foreign hospital | 50 (31) |
Contact with pigs | 11 (7) |
Other | 11 (7) |
MRSA carriage, Number (%) | |
Overall | 5/163 (3) |
Contact with MRSA carrier | 1/91 (1) |
Treatment in foreign hospital | 1/50 (2) |
Contact with pigs | 3/11 (27) |
Other | 0/11 (0) |