Table 1 Patient demographics.

From: Association between daptomycin susceptibility and teicoplanin resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Characteristics

Daptomycin susceptibility

P-value

Sensitive (%)

Resistant (%)

Total

1299 (97.2)

38 (2.8)

 

Age

<65

632 (48.7)

18 (47.4)

0.876

≥65

667 (51.4)

20 (52.6)

 

Sex (male/female)

Male

772 (59.4)

24 (63.2)

0.645

Female

527 (40.6)

14 (36.8)

 

Implantation, catheter

With

223 (17.2)

11 (28.9)

0.060

Without

1076 (82.8)

27 (71.1)

 

Previous glycopeptide use

Yes

305 (23.5)

17 (44.7)

0.003

No

994 (76.5)

21 (55.3)

 

Vancomycin susceptibility

MIC < 2 mg/L

1016 (78.2)

27 (71.1)

0.293

MIC ≥ 2 mg/L

283 (21.8)

11 (28.9)

 

Teicoplanin susceptibility

MIC < 16 mg/L

1212 (93.3)

23 (60.5)

<0.0001*

MIC ≥ 16 mg/L

87 (6.7)

15 (39.5)

 

Previous linezolid use

Yes

29 (2.2)

2 (5.3)

0.219

No

1270 (97.8)

36 (94.7)

 

Previous daptomycin use

Yes

91 (7.0)

7 (18.4)

0.018*

No

1208 (93.0)

31 (81.6)

 

Previous penicillin use

Yes

469 (36.1)

21 (55.3)

0.016

No

830 (63.9)

17 (44.7)

 

Previous cephem use

Yes

863 (66.4)

28 (73.7)

0.350

No

436 (33.6)

10 (26.3)

 

Previous carbapenem use

Yes

497 (38.3)

22 (57.9)

0.014

No

802 (61.7)

16 (42.1)

 

Previous aminoglycoside use

Yes

97 (7.5)

3 (7.9)

0.921

No

1202 (92.5)

35 (92.1)

 

Previous tetracycline use

Yes

68 (5.2)

6 (15.8)

0.016*

No

1231 (94.8)

32 (84.2)

 

Previous fluoroquinolone use

Yes

659 (50.7)

24 (36.8)

0.131

No

640 (49.3)

14 (63.2)

 

Previous sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim use

Yes

237 (18.2)

7 (18.4)

0.978

No

1062 (81.8)

31 (81.6)

 
  1. *The Fisher’s exact test.