Table 4. Comparisons among isolated pathogens and clinical outcomes .

	Total (n = 55)	S. aureus (n = 25)	Strept. (n = 16)	G(-) (n = 7)	NBC (n = 7)
Complications	27	16 (59%)*	7 (26%)	4 (16%)	0 (0%)
Brain emboli	15	8 (53%)	4 (27%)	3 (20%)	0 (0%)
Septic shock	12	8 (67%)	3 (25%)	1 (8%)	0 (0%)
In-hospital mortality	22	14 (64%)*	6 (27%)	2 (9%)	0 (0%)
Surgery	11	6 (55%)	3 (27%)	0 (0%)	2 (18%)

Values are expressed as no. of cases (%).

G(-), Gram-negative bacteria; NBC, negative blood culture; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; Strept., Streptococcus spp.

* p < 0.05: The S. aureus group compared with the non-S. aureus group.