| Outcomes |
Total N (%) |
Methicillin Resistant N (%) |
Methicillin Susceptible N (%) |
OR (95% CI), p value |
| N (% of total) |
46 (100) |
26(57) |
20 (43) |
|
| Chest tube |
8 (17) |
6 (23) |
2 (10) |
2.70 (0.5–15), 0.26 |
| Intubated |
12(26) |
8 (31) |
4 (20) |
1.78 (0.4–8.0), 0.45 |
| Treated in ICU |
15(33) |
11(42) |
4 (20) |
2.9 (0.7–13), 0.15 |
| ICU, intubation or chest tube |
21(46) |
15(58) |
6 (30) |
3.2 (0.9–11), 0.07 |
| Median days in ICU (IQR) (of 15) |
5 (1–21) |
3 (1–21) |
8 (3–19) |
0.98 (0.85–1.13), 0.73 |
| Median days in hospital (IQR) |
14 (6–21) |
19 (9–23) |
12 (5–17) |
1.04 (0.99–1.1), 0.15 |
| Readmitted (of 44) |
21(48) |
13(52) |
8 (42) |
1.5 (0.4–5.4), 0.54 |
| Died during admission |
2(4) |
1(4) |
1 (5) |
0.8 (0.05–12), 0.85 |
| Died at 6 weeks after discharge (of 44) |
3(7) |
2(8) |
1 (5) |
1.7 (0.2–19), 0.66 |
Note: MRSA = Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA = Methicillin-suscep Staphylococcus aureus; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; SD = Standard Deviation |