Volume 16, Number 4—April 2010
CME ACTIVITY - Research
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. Perl
Table 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.
1These data were presented in part at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Orlando, Florida, USA, April 2008.
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