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Table 3 Association of MRSA and MSSA positivity according to HIV-related habits and HIV-related factors seen at the HC/UFPE DIP Service

From: Prevalence of nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in outpatients living with HIV/AIDS in a Referential Hospital of the Northeast of Brazil

Variables

All patients

Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus

OR (IC 95%)

p-value

MRSA

MSSA

Habits

 Physical activity

  Yes

54 (34.4%)

6 (11.1%)

48 (88.9%)

1.0

  No

103 (65.6%)

16 (15.5%)

87 (84.5%)

1.47 (0.54–4.00)

0.450

 Ethicism

  Never drank

10 (6.4%)

2 (20.0%)

8 (80.0%)

1.0

  Stylist

56 (35.7%)

9 (16.1%)

47 (83.9%)

0.77 (0.14–4.21)

0.759

  Ex-stylist

91 (57.9%)

11 (12.1%)

80 (87.9%)

0.55 (0.10–2.93)

0.484

 Smoking

  No

119 (75.8%)

14 (11.8%)

105 (88.2%)

1.0

  Yes

38 (24.2%)

8 (21.1%)

30 (78.9%)

2.00 (0.78–5.21)

0.156

 Illicit drugs

  No

108 (69.2%)

16 (24.8%)

92 (75.2%)

1.0

  Yes

48 (30.8%)

6 (12.5%)

42 (87.5%)

0.82 (0.30–2.25)

0.702

Related to HIV

 HIV carrier

  Yes

101 (66.4%)

11 (10.9%)

90 (89.1%)

1.0

  No

51 (33.6%)

11 (21.6%)

40 (78.4%)

2.25 (0.90–5.61)

0.082

 Use of Antiretroviral

  Yes

147 (93.6%)

19 (12.9%)

128 (87.1%)

1.0

  No

10 (6.4%)

3 (30.0%)

7 (70.0%)

2.89 (0.69–12.1)

0.148

 Current viral load

  Undetectable

117 (79.1%)

15 (12.8%)

102 (87.2%)

1.0

  50 a 100,000

29 (19.6%)

6 (20.7%)

78 (79.3%)

1.77 (0.62–5.06)

0.284

  > 100,000 copies

2 (1.3%)

0 (–)

16 (100%)

Not Calculated

 Current CD4

   > 200

138 (92.0%)

20 (14.5%)

118 (85.5%)

1.0

   < 200

12 (8.0%)

2 (16.7%)

10 (83.3%)

1.18 (0.24–5.78)

0.838

 CD4 Nadir

  > 200

94 (62.6%)

13 (13.8%)

81 (86.2%)

1.0

   < 200

57 (37.4%)

9 (15.8%)

48 (84.2%)

1.17 (0.46–2.94)

0.741

Previous use of antibiotics

  Yes

33 (21.0%)

6 (18.2%)

27 (81.8%)

1.0

  No

124 (79.0%)

16 (12.9%)

108 (87.1%)

0.67 (0.24–1.86)

0.440

  1. aStatistically significant association (p < 0.05)