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Table 1 Colonization risk factors for MSSA and MRSA.

From: Effective screening methods to prevent surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery: an observational study

 

NM

n = 1395

(%)

MSSA

n = 190

(%)

MRSA

n = 31

(%)

p-value

(NM vs. MSSA)

p-value

(NM vs. MRSA)

Diabetes mellitus

200(14.3)

29(15.2)

2(6.5)

0.733

0.213

Hospitalization *

323(23.2)

32(16.8)

13(41.9)

0.050

0.015

Living in a nursing home*

48(3.4)

9(4.7)

4(12.9)

0.810

0.005

Age older than 75 *

567(40.6)

72(37.9)

19(61.3)

0.468

0.021

  1. *: p < 0.05
The rates for having a history of hospitalization, living in a nursing home, and an age above 75 years were significantly higher in the MRSA group than the NM group
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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