Dissemination and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Xiamen City, China

Table 1

Demographics and sources of 426 S. aureus strains.

Characteristics	Demographic outcomes
	N	N%
Sex
Male	243	57.04%
Female	183	42.96%
Age (years) mean ± SD	65.96 ± 17.86
<30	13	3.05%
30~	54	15.73%
45~	76	17.84%
60~	105	24.65%
75	178	41.78%
Patient location
Medical ward	159	37.32%
Surgical ward	199	46.71%
ICU	68	15.96%
Duration of hospital stay (days) before culture
0~9	251	58.9%
10~19	83	19.48%
>20	92	21.60%
Sources of specimen
Blood	13	3.05%
Bile	1	0.23%
Secreta	35	8.22%
Fester	6	1.41%
Sputamentum	344	80.75%
Pleural effusion	1	0.23%
Synovial fluid	1	0.23%
Drainage liquid	7	1.64%
Throat swab	8	1.88%
Midstream urine	4	0.94%
Others	6	3.05%

Note. Values are mean ± SD of age.