Volume 11, Number 6—June 2005
Dispatch
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Community-acquired Skin Infections
Table
Clinical features and epidemiologic characteristics of patients with skin and soft tissue infections*
Feature/characteristic | MRSA, n = 44 (%) | Other pathogens, n = 52 (%) |
---|---|---|
Hospitalized in last year | 6 (14) | 6 (12) |
Prior, unsuccessful antimicrobial drug treatment | 15 (34) | 15 (29) |
Injection drug use | 9 (20) | 16 (31) |
Jail in last year† | 3/36 (8) | 3/48 (6) |
Homeless | 9 (20) | 10 (19) |
Abscess present | 41 (93) | 44 (85) |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
†This information was not available for 8 MRSA patients and 4 patients with other pathogens.