Table 3.
Characteristics | ESRD | Population controls |
---|---|---|
Origin of infection | ||
Community acquired | 60 (5.08%) | 193 (33.6%) |
Hospital associated | 794 (67.2%) | 331 (57.7%) |
Unknown | 328 (27.8%) | 50 (8.7%) |
Methicillin category | ||
Methicillin sensitive | 815 (99.3%) | 272 (99.3%) |
Methicillin resistant | 6 (0.7%) | 2 (0.7%) |
Complications | ||
None/not registered | 717 (93.1%) | 224 (84.5%) |
Endocarditis | 24 (3.1%) | 15 (5.7%) |
Osteomyelitis | 23 (3.0%) | 24 (9.1%) |
Meningitis* | 6 (0.8%) | 2 (0.6%) |
NOTE. No. of individuals (%). ESRD: end-stage renal disease *from 1990.