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Characteristics and risk factors for the patients enrolled in this study, stratified by the presence or absence of MRSA |
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| No MRSA (N = 77) |
MRSA (N = 105) |
Total (N = 182) |
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| Age |
44.0 |
(15.2) |
35.7 |
(11.6) |
39.2 |
(13.8) |
| African American |
31 |
(40.3) |
48 |
(45.7) |
79 |
(43.4) |
| Caucasian |
46 |
(59.7) |
57 |
(54.3) |
103 |
(56.6) |
| Hispanic |
1 |
(1.3) |
4 |
(3.8) |
5 |
(2.7) |
| Female |
29 |
(37.7) |
43 |
(41.0) |
72 |
(39.6) |
| Male |
48 |
(62.3) |
62 |
(59.0) |
110 |
(60.4) |
| BMI |
30.5 |
(11.1) |
27.1 |
(6.1) |
28.6 |
(8.7) |
| Sociodemographic risk factors |
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| Homeless currently or in the past year |
5 |
(6.5) |
16 |
(15.2) |
21 |
(11.5) |
| Live in a group home currently or in past year |
3 |
(3.9) |
13 |
(12.4) |
16 |
(8.8) |
| Live in a nursing home currently |
3 |
(3.9) |
1 |
(1.0) |
4 |
(2.2) |
| Prison resident currently or in past year |
14 |
(18.2) |
17 |
(16.2) |
31 |
(17.0) |
| Participate in group sports in past year |
14 |
(18.2) |
23 |
(21.9) |
37 |
(20.3) |
| Used IV drugs in past year |
4 |
(5.2) |
7 |
(6.7) |
11 |
(6.0) |
| How many sex partners in past month |
0.6 |
(0.7) |
1.4 |
(2.7) |
1.1 |
(2.1) |
| Healthcare worker currently or in past year |
3 |
(3.9) |
10 |
(9.5) |
13 |
(7.1) |
| Sexuality |
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| Lesbian |
1 |
(1.3) |
0 |
(0.0) |
1 |
(0.6) |
| Homosexual |
2 |
(2.6) |
3 |
(2.9) |
5 |
(2.8) |
| Heterosexual |
74 |
(96.1) |
97 |
(93.3) |
171 |
(94.5) |
| Bisexual |
0 |
(0.0) |
4 |
(3.8) |
4 |
(2.2) |
| Medical risk factors |
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| Abscess, boil, spider bite or other requiring physician in past year |
19 |
(24.7) |
36 |
(34.3) |
55 |
(30.2) |
| Diabetes |
16 |
(20.8) |
12 |
(11.4) |
28 |
(15.4) |
| Antibiotics currently or in past year |
33 |
(42.9) |
48 |
(45.7) |
81 |
(44.5) |
| Immunosuppressed |
6 |
(7.8) |
3 |
(2.9) |
9 |
(4.9) |
| Inpatient in the past year |
24 |
(32.9) |
23 |
(23.5) |
47 |
(27.5) |
| Either been or been in contact with: |
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| Homeless currently or in the past year |
19 |
(24.7) |
33 |
(31.4) |
52 |
(28.6) |
| Live in a group home currently or in past year |
14 |
(18.2) |
27 |
(25.7) |
41 |
(22.5) |
| Prison resident currently or in past year |
21 |
(27.3) |
45 |
(42.9) |
66 |
(36.3) |
| Used IV drugs in past year |
6 |
(7.8) |
14 |
(13.3) |
20 |
(11.0) |
| Healthcare worker currently or in past year |
26 |
(33.8) |
26 |
(24.8) |
52 |
(28.6) |
| Diabetes |
37 |
(48.1) |
47 |
(44.8) |
84 |
(46.2) |
| Abscess, boil, spider bite or other requiring physician in past year |
26 |
(33.8) |
48 |
(45.7) |
74 |
(40.7) |
| Infection |
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| Abscess |
54 |
(70.1) |
96 |
(91.4) |
150 |
(82.4) |
| Cellulitis |
32 |
(41.6) |
52 |
(49.5) |
84 |
(46.2) |
| Infection on scalp or neck |
4 |
(5.20 |
8 |
(7.6) |
12 |
(6.6) |
| Infection on face |
10 |
(13.0) |
9 |
(8.6) |
19 |
(10.4) |
| Infection on trunk |
16 |
(20.8) |
26 |
(24.8) |
42 |
(23.1) |
| Infection on pelvis |
12 |
(15.6) |
21 |
(20.0) |
33 |
(18.1) |
| Infection on Extremity |
38 |
(49.4) |
56 |
(53.3) |
94 |
(51.6) |
| Number of infections |
1.6 |
(3.0) |
2.4 |
(3.6) |
2.1 |
(3.3) |
| Spontaneous infection |
43 |
(55.8) |
80 |
(76.2) |
123 |
(67.6) |
Jacobus et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2007 7:19 doi:10.1186/1471-227X-7-19 |
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