Table 3
Microbiological details of patients according to MRSA status
| MRSA in bronchial aspirates | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Absent(n = 48) | Present(n = 39) | ||
| SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; MRSA, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. | |||
| Results expressed as mean (range) or numbers. | |||
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01. | |||
| Age (years) | 57 (20–85) | 62 (22–85) | 0.100 |
| Men (n) | 28 | 27 | 0.099 |
| Surgical (n) | 18 | 20 | 0.277 |
| Medical (n) | 30 | 19 | 0.277 |
| SOFA score | 8.2 (2–15) | 8.2 (2–14) | 0.969 |
| Infiltrates on chest radiograph (%) | 56 | 89 | 0.004** |
| Leucocytes (×109/l) | 12.9 (3.1–28) | 15.1 (6.3–40.2) | 0.131 |
| C reactive protein (mg/l) | 99 (14–285) | 137 (10–290) | 0.031* |
| Time to MRSA (days) | 4.7 (1–18) | 5.1 (1–17) | 0.746 |
| ICU stay (days) | 11 (1–37) | 18 (1–52) | 0.002** |
