Fusidic acid and clindamycin resistance in community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children of Central Greece

Table 4 Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates according to the study period and the type of infection

Type of infection, isolate	2003-2006	2007-2009	P
	n = 134	n = 175
Invasive	8	13
MRSA	4 (50.0)^a	8 (61.5)	0.673
MDR-MRSA	0	3 (23.1)	0.261
PVL-positive/MRSA tested	4/4 (100)	7/7 (100)	0.999
SSTIs	126	162
MRSA	65 (51.6)	103 (63.6)	0.054
MDR-MRSA	9 (7.1)	26 (16.0)	0.028
PVL-positive/MRSA tested	50/57 (87.7)	70/72 (97.2)	0.430

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