Table 3 Baseline characteristics of patients and frequency of S. aureus and Candida spp. in nasal samples
Characteristics | Total (%) | S. aureus | p-value | MRSA | p-value | Candida spp. | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||||
Male | 102 (60) | 19 (18.6) | 0.039 | 6 (5.9) | 0.156 | 3 (2.9) | 1 |
Female | 68 (40) | 5 (7.3) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.9) | |||
Age | |||||||
<=1 | 15 (8.8%) | 0 (0) | 0.058 | 0 (0) | 0.153 | 0 (0) | 0.062 |
1–5 | 66 (38.8) | 8 (12.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | |||
6–10 | 54 (31.8) | 8 (14.8) | 4 (7.4) | 1 (1.8) | |||
11–15 | 29 (17.1) | 5 (17.2) | 3 (10.3) | 1 (3.4) | |||
16–20 | 3 (1.8) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
> 20 | 3 (1.8) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | |||
Weight | |||||||
0–5 | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0.067 | 0 (0) | 0.076 | 0 (0) | 0.006 |
6–10 | 24 (14.1) | 2 (8.3) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.2) | |||
11–20 | 74 (43.5) | 8 (10.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.7) | |||
21–30 | 32 (18.8) | 8 (25) | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0) | |||
31–40 | 18 (10.6) | 3 (16.7) | 1 (5.5) | 0 (0) | |||
41–50 | 7 (4.1) | 3 (42.8) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (28.6) | |||
> 50 | 13 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Duration of hospitalization | |||||||
0–3 | 60 (35.3) | 11 (18.3) | 0.824 | 4 (6.7) | 0.292 | 1 (1.7) | 0.747 |
4–7 | 69 (40.6) | 8 (11.6) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (4.3) | |||
8–10 | 20 (11.8) | 2 (10) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | |||
11–15 | 13 (7.6) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.7) | |||
16–20 | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
< 20 | 5 (2.9) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | |||
Surgery history | |||||||
Yes | 130 (76.5) | 21 (16.1) | 0.169 | 7 (5.4) | 0.134 | 4 (3) | 0.850 |
No | 40 (23.5) | 3 (7.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.5) | |||
History of ICU admission | |||||||
Yes | 67 (39.4) | 8 (11.9) | 0.511 | 1 (1.5) | 0.165 | 3 (4.5) | 0.339 |
No | 103 (60.6) | 16 (15.5) | 6 (5.8) | 2 (1.9) | |||
Chemotherapy | |||||||
Yes | 148 (87.1) | 16 (10.8) | 0.001 | 4 (2.7) | 0.016 | 4 (2.7) | 0.633 |
No | 22 (12.9) | 8 (36.4) | 3 (13.6) | 1 (4.5) | |||
Cancer | |||||||
Yes | 146 (85.9) | 16 (10.9) | 0.004 | 4 (2.7) | 0.026 | 4 (2.7) | 0.701 |
No | 24 (14.1) | 8 (33.3) | 3 (12.5) | 1 (4.2) | |||
Renal failure | |||||||
Yes | 34 (20) | 9 (26.5) | 0.021 | 3 (8.8) | 0.123 | 1 (2.9) | 1 |
No | 136 (80) | 15 (11) | 4 (2.9) | 4 (2.9) | |||
Central venous catheter | |||||||
Yes | 35 (20.6) | 9 (25.7) | 0.027 | 3 (8.6) | 0.137 | 1 (2.8) | 0.974 |
No | 135 (79.4) | 15 (11.1) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | |||
Foley catheter | |||||||
Yes | 7 (4.1) | 2 (28.6) | 0.262 | 1 (14.3) | 0.167 | 0 (0) | 0.638 |
No | 163 (95.9) | 22 (13.5) | 6 (3.7) | 5 (3) | |||
Neutropenia | |||||||
Yes | 28 (16.5) | 5 (17.8) | 0.534 | 1 (3.6) | 0.874 | 0 (0) | 0.314 |
No | 142 (83.5) | 19 (13.4) | 6 (4.2) | 5 (3.5) | |||
Organ transplantation | |||||||
Yes | 20 (11.8) | 4 (20) | 0.421 | 1 (5) | 0.833 | 1 (5) | 0.562 |
No | 150 (88.2) | 20 (13.3) | 6 (4) | 4 (2.7) | |||