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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in HIV-infected patients in Barcelona, Spain: a cross-sectional study

 

(n = 190)

Age, y (median, IQR)

45 (39–49)

Sex (male/female)

158/32 (83 %/17 %)

HIV risk factor

74 (39 %)

IDU

61 (32 %)

MSM

49 (26 %)

Heterosexual

6 (3 %)

Other/unknown

 

AIDS

55 (29 %)

HCV

61 (32)

HBV

8 (4 %)

Current ART

182 (96 %)

CD4+ T cell count, cells/μL (median, IQR)

528 (351–740)

CD4+ T cell count, <200 cells/μL

19 (10 %)

HIV RNA, <40 copies/mL

153 (80 %)

Current use of TMP-SMX

15 (8 %)

Origin

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Spain

161 (85%)

Europe

1 (0.5%)

South America

19 (10%)

North Africa

4 (2%)

Sub-Saharan Africa

4 (2%)

Asia

1 (0.5%)

Risk factors for HA-MRSA acquisition

 

Antibiotic use in prior 12 months

70 (37 %)

Hospitalization in prior 12 months

32 (17 %)

Intravenous catheter use in prior 12 months

40 (21 %)

Surgical intervention in prior 12 months

19 (10 %)

Frequent visits (≥1 per week) to long-term care facilities

17 (9 %)

Multiple sexual partners in prior 12 months

17 (9 %)

History of sexually transmitted infection

17 (9 %)

Previous incarceration

29 (15 %)

  1. Data are shown as number (%) of patients unless otherwise indicated.
  2. IDU, injecting drug user; IQR, interquartile range; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; MSM: men who have sex with men; TMP-SMX: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole