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Table 1 Characteristics of 134 MRSA patients in the urology ward

From: Successful reduction of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a urology ward: a 10-year study

Category

N=134

(%)

Gender

Male

112

84

 

Female

22

16

Mean age (years, range)

 

70 (18–94)

 

Up to 74

90

67

 

75+

44

33

Acquired MRSA

 

89

66

Surgical procedure

54

 
 

Clean

4

 
 

Clean-contaminated

32

 
 

Contaminated

18

 

Antibiotics use before diagnosis of MRSA

66

 

Penicillins

8

 

Second-generation cephalosporins

28

 

Third-generation cephalosporins

10

 

Carbapenems

22

 

Fluoroquinolones

12

 

Aminoglycosides

2

 

Others

2

 

Clinically significant MRSA infection

69

51

Type of infection

Surgical site

23

 
 

Genitourinary

15

 
 

Blood stream

11

 
 

Gastrointestinal

11

 
 

Respiratory

9

 

Imported MRSA

 

45

34