Volume 16, Number 4—April 2010
CME ACTIVITY
Community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit1
Aaron M. Milstone
, Karen C. Carroll, Tracy Ross, K. Alexander Shangraw, and Trish M. Perl
, Karen C. Carroll, Tracy Ross, K. Alexander Shangraw, and Trish M. PerlTable 1
Characteristics of patients screened for and not screened for MRSA colonization at the time of PICU admission, The Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA, March 2007–May 2008*
| Characteristic | Patients screened for MRSA, n = 1,210 | Patients not screened for MRSA, n = 464 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | |||
| Median age, y (IQR) | 5 (0–12) | 6 (1–12) | 0.28 |
| Male sex | 667 (55) | 255 (56) | 0.78 |
| Race | |||
| White | 676 (56) | 234 (51) | Referent† |
| African American | 403 (33) | 173 (37) | 0.07 |
| Other | 131 (11) | 57 (12) | 0.19 |
| Clinical | |||
| Known MRSA carrier‡ | 41 (3) | 12 (3) | 0.40 |
| Hospitalized in previous 12 mo | 355 (29) | 102 (22) | <0.01 |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range. Values reported as no. (%) unless otherwise specified.
†Obtained from univariate logistic regression analysis.
‡Patients with institutional history of MRSA colonization or infection.
