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Table 2 Characteristics of decolonized patients with successful and unsuccessful decolonization outcome (n = 268)

From: Efficacy of the decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers in clinical practice

 

Successful decolonization

Unsuccessful decolonization

OR (95 % CI)

P

 

(n = 104)

(n = 164)

  

Presence of wound

14 (13.64)

71 (83.53)

4.9 (2.5–9.3)

<.00001

≥2 sites

38 (36.5)

90 (54.8)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

.003

Only nose

30 (28.8)

11 (6.71)

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

<.00001

Mupirocin resistance

3 (2.8)

18 (10.98)

4.1 (1.1–14.4)

.001

Mupirocin R (high level of resistance)

1 (0.96)

8 (4.88)

5.2 (0.65–42.8)

<.00001

Mupirocin I (low level of resistance)

2 (1.9)

10 (6.1)

3.3 (0.7–15.4)

.10

Subsequent MRSA Infection

0 (0)

8 (4.8)

Undefined

.002

  1. Time period: days from the end of treatment to infection average: 76.25 median: 43.50 (rang: 2–258)
  2. Note: data are no (%) of patients