Skip to main content
. 2006 Apr;44(4):1342–1346. doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.4.1342-1346.2006

TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics of 91 adult patients with monomicrobial S. aureus BSIs

Variable No. of patients % of patients
Gender
    Male 50 54.9
    Female 41 45.1
Age (yr)
    ≤60 67 73.6
    >60 24 26.4
Diagnosis on admission
    Infection (cellulitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis) 29 31.9
    Renal failure 18 19.8
    Gastrointestinal disease 14 15.4
    Neoplasm 12 14.2
    Trauma 7 7.7
    Cardiovascular disease 5 5.5
    Respiratory disease 3 3.3
    Neurologic disease 3 3.3
Site of infection
    Intravascular catheter 24 26.4
    Skin and soft tissue 12 13.2
    Bone and joint 7 7.7
    Respiratory 6 6.6
    Wound 5 5.5
    Abdominal 3 3.3
    Urinary tract 2 2.2
    Other 9 9.9
    Unknown 23 25.3
Hospital stay (days) prior to BSI
    ≤2a 66 72.5
    3-7 17 18.7
    8-14 7 7.7
    >15 1 1.1
a

Eight cases were considered hospital acquired (includes patients with hospitalization in the previous 3 weeks).