The Prevalence of S. aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients with Pemphigus

Table 2

Factors associated with S. aureus skin and soft tissue infections in pemphigus patients and other skin infections.

	Pemphigus patients	Other skin infection	OR (95% CI)	value
MRSA	49 (42.2)	29 (46)	2.3 (1.2–4.2)	0.006
MDR	61 (52.5)	35 (55.5)	1.8 (1.03–3.3)	0.036
PVL gene	25 (21.5)	10 (15.8)	1.1 (0.5–2.3)	0.7
Sex (male/female)	63/53	28/35	0.6 (0.36–1.15)	0.13
Nosocomial infection	22 (18.9)	17 (26.9)	2.28 (1.06–4.9)	0.032
Antibiotic usage	94 (81.03)	53 (84.1)	3.28 (1.57–6.81)	0.001
Usage of vancomycin	22 (18.9)	20 (31.7)	4.09 (1.7–9.6)	0.001
Usage of aminoglycosides	42 (36.2)	24 (38)	3.39 (1.7–6.6)	<0.001
Previous antibiotic usage	17 (14.6)	9 (14.2)	2.61 (1.08–6.29)	0.028
Corticosteroids usage	79 (68.1)	35 (55.5)	4.6 (2.5–8.7)	<0.001