Characteristics of patients Total patients in the study Presence MRSA
n=269 n= 33
Prevalence 12 %
Sex, ratio W:M 1.24
Women to Men
1.53
Women to Men
Age(years) 47.06
IC 95 %
(44.76-49.35)
48.11
IC 95 %
(40.92-55.31)
Service    
Emergencies Adult 82 (30.5 %) 5 (15.15 %)
Intensive Care Unit 25 (9.3 %) 7 (21.21 %)
Internal Medicine 53 (19.7 %) 6 (18.18 %)
General Surgery 54 (20.1 %) 8 (24.24 %)
Other 55 (20.44 %) 7 (21.21 %)
Table 2: Characteristics of patients included in the study period, with isolation of MRSA, 2009.