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Table 4 MRSA vs MRSA + MLSB phenotype depending on age group and gender

From: Longevity and gender as the risk factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in southern Poland

 

Age n (%)

P-value

Young old

[N = 311]

Old-old

[N = 272]

Longevity

[N = 30]

Gender

Female

139 (45.1)

162 (52.6)

7 (2.3)

<0.0001

Male

172 (56.4)

110 (36.1)

23 (7.5)

MRSA

44 (41.5)

53 (50.5)

8 (7.6)

0.0849

MRSA + MLSB

34 (41.5)

40 (48.8)

8 (9.8)

0.0371

  1. Abbreviations: MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MLSB Macrolide, Lincosamide and Streptogramin B Resistance
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