Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients and frequency of S. aureus and Candida spp. in oral samples
Characteristics | Total (%) | S. aureus | p-value | MRSA | p-value | Candida spp. | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||||
Male | 102 (60) | 16 (15.7) | 0.472 | 9 (8.8) | 0.733 | 22 (21.6) | 0.878 |
Female | 68 (40) | 8 (11.8) | 5 (7.3) | 14 (20.6) | |||
Age | |||||||
<=1 | 15 (8.8%) | 3 (20)/ 0 (0) | 0.711 | 1 (6.7) | 0.700 | 4 (26.7) | 0.796 |
1–5 | 66 (38.8) | 11 (16.7) | 6 (9) | 13 (19.7) | |||
6–10 | 54 (31.8) | 6 (11.1) | 4 (7.4) | 10 (18.5) | |||
11–15 | 29 (17.1) | 3 (10.3) | 2 (6.9) | 8 (27.6) | |||
16–20 | 3 (1.8) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0) | |||
> 20 | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | |||
Weight | |||||||
0–5 | 2 (1.2) | 1 (50) | 0.320 | 1 (50) | 0.341 | 0 (0) | 0.584 |
6–10 | 24 (14.1) | 6 (25) | 2 (8.3) | 5 (20.8) | |||
11–20 | 74 (43.5) | 9 (12.2) | 7 (9.4) | 14 (18.9) | |||
21–30 | 32 (18.8) | 4 (12.5) | 3 (9.4) | 8 (25) | |||
31–40 | 18 (10.6) | 3 (16.7) | 1 (5.5) | 2 (11.1) | |||
41–50 | 7 (4.1) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (28.6) | |||
> 50 | 13 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (38.5) | |||
Duration of hospitalization | |||||||
0–3 | 60 (35.3) | 11 (18.3) | 0.130 | 6 (10) | 0.938 | 16 (26.7) | 0.453 |
4–7 | 69 (40.6) | 9 (13) | 6 (8.7) | 10 (14.5) | |||
8–10 | 20 (11.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 6 (30) | |||
11–15 | 13 (7.6) | 4 (30.7) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (23) | |||
16–20 | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
< 20 | 5 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | |||
Surgery history | |||||||
Yes | 130 (76.5) | 18 (13.8) | 0.855 | 11 (8.5) | 0.847 | 27 (20.8) | 0.815 |
No | 40 (23.5) | 6 (15) | 3 (7.5) | 9 (22.5) | |||
History of ICU admission | |||||||
Yes | 67 (39.4) | 12 (17.9) | 0.252 | 8 (11.9) | 0.156 | 20 (29.9) | 0.026 |
No | 103 (60.6) | 12 (11.7) | 6 (5.8) | 16 (15.5) | |||
Chemotherapy | |||||||
Yes | 148 (87.1) | 18 (12.2) | 0.058 | 10 (6.7) | 0.069 | 32 (21.6) | 0.713 |
No | 22 (12.9) | 6 (27.3) | 4 (18.2) | 4 (18.2) | |||
Cancer | |||||||
Yes | 146 (85.9) | 18 (12.3) | 0.099 | 9 (6.2) | 0.015 | 31 (21.2) | 0.965 |
No | 24 (14.1) | 6 (25) | 5 (20.8) | 5 (20.8) | |||
Renal failure | |||||||
Yes | 34 (20) | 5 (14.7) | 0.912 | 2 (5.9) | 0.577 | 2 (5.9) | 0.015 |
No | 136 (80) | 19 (14) | 12 (8.8) | 34 (25) | |||
Central venous catheter | |||||||
Yes | 35 (20.6) | 8 (22.8) | 0.096 | 0 (0) | 0.004 | 4 (11.4) | 0.113 |
No | 135 (79.4) | 16 (11.8) | 14 (10.4) | 32 (23.7) | |||
Foley catheter | |||||||
Yes | 7 (4.1) | 1 (14.3) | 0.990 | 7 (100) | 0.418 | 1 (14.3) | 0.649 |
No | 163 (95.9) | 23 (14.1) | 7 (4.3) | 35 (21.5) | |||
Neutropenia | |||||||
Yes | 28 (16.5) | 5 (17.8) | 0.534 | 3 (10.7) | 0.602 | 5 (17.8) | 0.638 |
No | 142 (83.5) | 19 (13.4) | 11 (7.7) | 31 (21.8) | |||
Organ transplantation | |||||||
Yes | 20 (11.8) | 5 (25) | 0.137 | 4 (20) | 0.042 | 3 (15) | 0.472 |
No | 150 (88.2) | 19 (12.7) | 10 (6.7) | 33 (22) | |||