Table 2.

Comparison of Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Endocarditis or Soft Tissue Infections Due to Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

Characteristics, no. (%)	Infective endocarditis (n = 114)	Soft tissue infection (n = 114)	P value
Age, y, median (interquartile range)	59 (42–71)	56 (41–69)	.58
Male sex	90 (78.9)	63 (55.3)	<.001
Presence of fever	102 (96.2)	17 (15.0)	<.001
Predisposing conditions
Diabetes	17 (14.9)	29 (25.4)	.069
Renal impairment	8 (7)	21 (18.4)	.016
Healthcare associationa	34 (30.4)	95 (83.3)	<.001

NOTE. ^a Healthcare contact for infective endocarditis isolates included patients with both nosocomial infection and nonnosocomial healthcare-associated infections. For soft tissue infection isolates, healthcare association was defined as a patient with any of the following criteria: (1) hospitalization within previous 6 months; (2) chronic illness; (3) nursing home residence; and (4) recent surgical procedure.