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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Mar;35(3):263–268. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000991

Table 2.

Outcomes of S. aureus bacteremia (MRSA and MSSA) by Vancomycin Trough

Trough ≤ 10 μg/ml (n=55) Trough 10–≤15 μg/ml (n=33) Trough > 15 μg/ml (n=39) P value
Median Age, Months (IQR) 15.6 (1.2–96) 2.4 (0.1–10.3) 9.4 (0.3–169.2) 0.3
Infectious Diagnosis of Endocarditis 7 (12.7) 10 (30.3) 4 (10.3) 0.07
Median Duration of Bacteremia, Days (IQR) 2 (1–4) 2.5 (1–5) 2 (1–4) 0.4
Median Time to Resolution of Fever, Days (IQR) 2 (1–4) 3 (2–4) 2 (1–5) 0.2
Median Length of Hospital Stay, Days (IQR) 17.5 (10–44) 47.5 (24–104) 43.5 (25–89) 0.01
AKI 9 (16.2) 11 (33.3) 24 (61.5) <0.001
S. aureus Attributable Mortality 2 (3.6) 3 (9.1) 8 (20.5) 0.02