Table 2 Prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA in different age groups among patients with surgical site infection at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Amhara, Ethiopia [December, 2011 – March, 2012]
Age in years | Surgical cases (n = 67) | Gynaecology cases (n = 117) | Total cases (n = 184) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. aureus | MRSA | S. aureus | MRSA | S. aureus | MRSA | |
no. (%) | no. (%) | no. (%) | no. (%) | no. (%) | no. (%) | |
18-30 | 5 (7.5) | 2 (2.9) | 32 (27.4) | 18 (15.4) | 37 (20.1) | 20 (10.9) |
31-40 | 4 (5.9) | 1 (1.5) | 15 (12.8) | 6 (5.1) | 19 (10.3) | 7 (3.8) |
41-50 | 3 (4.5) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (3.4) | 3 (2.6) | 7 (3.8) | 5 (2.7) |
≥51 | 9 (13.4) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (0.8) | 1(0.8) | 10 (5.4) | 4 (2.2) |
Total | 21 (31.3) | 8 (11.9) | 52 (44.4) | 28 (23.9) | 73 (39.7) | 36 (19.6) |