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Table 2 Characters of AD patients with MSSA and MRSA isolates

From: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in atopic dermatitis patients in Mansoura, Egypt

Variables

MSSA n = 26

MRSA n = 28

Total n = 54

Age

 < 2

1 (33.3%)

2 (66.7%)

3 (5.5)

 2–18

22 (46.8%)

25 (53.2%)

47 (87.1)

 > 18

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

4 (7.4)

Gender

 Male

9 (37.5%)

15 (62.5%)

24 (44.5%)

Median (duration of AD in years)

4.2

8.5

5.5

Topical antibiotics

23 (51%)

22 (49%)

45 (83.3)

Topical steroid

18 (41.9%)

25 (58.1%)

43 (79.6)

AD SCORAD

 Mild

4 (66.7%)

2 (33.3%)

6 (11.1)

 Moderate

10 (66.7%)

5 (33.3%)

15 (27.8)

 Severe

12 (36.4%)

21 (63.6%)

33 (61.1)