Clinical Study

A Comparison of Clinical Features between Community-Associated and Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis

Table 3

Predisposing factors for community-associated (CA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and healthcare-associated (HA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus keratitis.

Predisposing factorsCA-MRSA ()
, %*
HA-MRSA ()
, %*
value

Contact lens wear2 (16.7)2 (14.3)1
Trauma1 (8.3)0 (0).462
Ocular surface disease10 (83.3)11 (78.6)1
Previous ocular surgery3 (25)7 (50).248
Use of topical antibiotics/immunosuppressant1 (8.3)8 (57.1).014

value was obtained by Fisher's exact test.
Total is greater than 100% because some patients had multiple risk factors.