Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in a department of pediatrics: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Multivariate risk factors for S. aureus, MSSA and MRSA colonization

	Risk factor			MSSA vs negative				MRSA vs negative
	Total N. of patients with risk factor (n. 785)	N. of patients MSSA with risk factor (n. 155)	N. of MRSA-colonized patients with risk factor (n. 09)	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p
Age 6-13	174	52	1	1,77	1,04	2,98	0,034	NS
Unemployed father	29	11	0	2,67	1,19	5,99	0,017	NS
Chronic illness	222	58	4	1,56	1,01	2,39	0,043	NS
Antibiotics last 6 months	509	92	4	0,65	0,45	0,97	0,034	0,66	0,46	0,96	0,033
Hospital admission last 6 months	319	63	6	NS				4,92	0,97	24,83	0,053

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