Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients with S. aureus bacteremias (SAB) by outcome of hospital stay.

Outcome of patients with SAB
Survived		N = 159
	Age, years (SD)	34 (31)
	Life expectancy, undiscounted, adjusted for comorbidity	38
	Length of hospital stay ICU after SAB (SD)	14 (38)
	Length of hospital stay general ward after SAB (SD)	24 (29)
	Incremental costs of hospital stay after SAB (€)	32,225
Death		N = 30
	Age, years (SD)	61 (23)
	Life expectancy, undiscounted, adjusted for comorbidity	15
	Length of hospital stay ICU after SAB (SD)	5 (12)
	Length of hospital stay general ward after SAB (SD)	3 (5)
	Incremental costs of hospital stay after SAB (€)	9319

Values are expressed as means.