Fig 1. C-reactive protein (CRP) (Mean ±SEM) levels in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) within 30 days of the positive blood culture.

(A) All 430 SAB patients. (B) SAB patients with a fatal outcome within 30 days (n = 53) and survivors (n = 377). (C) Mean CRP levels stratified according to the presence (n = 351) or absence (n = 79) of deep infection focus. Stars indicate p-values of the Student’s T-test. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01 and *** p<0.001.