Research Article

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children and Adolescents

Table 1

Characteristics of Participants with and without MRSA Infections in the LEGACY Study, 2006.

CharacteristicMRSA cases
( 𝑁 = 1 4 )
Non-MRSA cases
( 𝑁 = 1 , 7 9 9 )
Odds ratio95% CI 𝑃 value

Female, 𝑛 (%) 8 (57%)989 (55%)1.10.4, 3.20.87
Non-Hispanic black, 𝑛 (%) 14 (100% )1237 (69%)1.51.4, 1.50.012
Behavioral risk factor for HIV acquisition, 𝑛 (%) 6 (43%)310 (17%)
(7 missing)
3.61.2, 10.40.012
Viral load > 1000 copies/mL, 𝑛 (%) 12 (86%)910 (51%)
(16 missing)
5.81.3, 25.80.01
Not receiving HAART, 𝑛 (%) 8 (57%)980 (54%)1.10.4, 3.20.85
ANC1 < 1500, cells/μL, 𝑛 (%)3 (30%)
(4 missing)
464 (27%)
(97 missing)
1.10.3, 4.50.84
Care site, 𝑛 (%) 10.123.5, 29.7 < 0.0001
 Maryland6 (43%)124 (7%)
 Georgia2 (14%)143 (8%)
 Florida3 (21%)488 (27%)
 Washington D.C.1 (7%)141 (8%)
 Pennsylvania1 (7%)99 (6%)
 Texas1 (7%)206 (11%)
 New York0 (0%)294 (16%)
 Puerto Rico0 (0%)87 (5%)
 California0 (0%)176 (10%)
 New Jersey0 (0%)41 (2%)
History of eczema, 𝑛 (%)2 (14%)236 (13%)1.10.2, 5.00.9
Age ≥15 yrs, 𝑛 (%)10 (71%)785 (44%)3.21.0, 10.30.037
Mean/median age, years17.1/18.013.8/14.0 < 0.05
CD4 count <200, cells/μL, 𝑛 (%)4 (29%)185 (11%)
(45 missing)
3.41.1, 10.90.03
CD4 percent < 20%, 𝑛 (%)7 (50%)414 (24%)
(44 missing)
3.21.1, 9.30.02
Mean/median CD4 count, cells/μL, (%) 390.9/383.0680.3/574.00.029
Mean/median CD4 %17.6/19.526.9/27.00.0016
History of AIDS-defining illness2 (18%)
(3 missing)
364 (25%)
(335 missing)
0.670.1, 3.10.61

1ANC: absolute neutrophil count.
2Comparing Maryland versus all others.
MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.