Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Parameter | Value |
| No. of Patients | 91 |
| Mean age, years (range) | 56 (25–81) |
| Gender | |
| Male (%) | 63 (69) |
| Marital Status (%) | |
| Married | 60 (66) |
| Divorced | 11 (12) |
| Widowed | 9 (10) |
| Single | 10 (12) |
| Highest Level of Education (%) | |
| Elementary School | 7 (8) |
| Secondary School | 29 (32) |
| Trades/Technical College | 34 (36) |
| University Degree | 16 (18) |
| Post-graduate | 5 (6) |
| Employment (%) | |
| Retired | 45 (49) |
| Employed | 29 (32) |
| Unemployed | 16 (18) |
| Unknown | 1 (1) |
| Annual Household Income (%) | |
| < $20,000 | 22 (24) |
| $20,000–39,999 | 20 (23) |
| $40,000–59,999 | 22 (24) |
| $60,000–79,999 | 9 (10) |
| $80,000–99,999 | 3 (3) |
| $100,000–149,000 | 7 (8) |
| > $150,000 | 4 (4) |
| Unknown | 4 (4) |
| Type of Infection (%) | |
| Osteomyelitis | 39 (43) |
| Infected pacemaker/wires | 9 (10) |
| Endocarditis | 9 (10) |
| Wound infection | 7 (8) |
| Abscess | 6 (7) |
| Bacteremia | 4 (5) |
| Other1 | 17 (17) |
1Meningitis (3), pneumonia (4), infected graft of lower limb (2), line sepsis (2), septic arthritis (2), cellulites (1), pyelonephritis (1), CMV (1), discitis (1)