Table 1.

Patient characteristics with respect to the isolated strains of S. aureus used in this study [16]

Patient characteristic	Hi-SA5458	Lo-SA5464
Age in years	54	70
Sex	Male	Male
Anatomic site	Distal femur	Distal fibula and tibia
Implant	Plate osteosynthesis	Plate osteosynthesis (fibula) and intramedullary nail (tibia)
Typea	Acute fracture-related infection	Chronic fracture-related infection
CRP level (mg/mL)b	479	14
Clinical symptoms	Redness, swelling, purulent drainage, fever	Delayed bone healing

^aAcute (< 6 weeks) and chronic (> 6 weeks) fracture-related infection were distinguished according to the time interval to onset of infection after fracture fixation.

^bCRP levels at the time of admission to the hospital. CRP = C-reactive protein.