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. 2016 Aug 8;16:382. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1698-5

Table 1.

Patient characteristics of SAB episodes according to pvl positivity

pvl Negative pvl Positive Total (94) p-value
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Adult (36) Paed (7) Total (43) Adult (39) Paed (12) Total (51)
Indigenous 30 (83.3 %) 7(100 %) 37 (86.1 %) 38 (97.4 %) 11 (91.7 %) 49 (96.1 %) 86 (91.5 %) 0.082
Age (range) 43.6 (0.42-95) 39.5 (3-76) 0.378
Male 22 (61.1 %) 3 (42.9 %) 25 (58.1 %) 25 (64.1 %) 8 (66.7 %) 33 (64.7 %) 58 (61.7 %) 0.514
RESIDENCE
 Remote 17/35a (48.6 %) 5 (71.4 %) 22/42a (52.4 %) 24 (61.5 %) 11 (91.7 %) 35 (68.6 %) 57 (61.3 %) 0.109
 Town Camp 6/35a (17.1 %) 1 (14.3 %) 7/42a (16.7 %) 11 (28.2 %) 0 (0 %) 11 (21.6 %) 18 (19.4 %) 0.552
 Alice Springs 10/35a (28.6 %) 1 (14.3 %) 11/42a (26.2 %) 3 (7.7 %) 1 (8.3 %) 4 (7.8 %) 15 (16.1 %) 0.017
 Nursing Home/Prison 2/35a (5.7 %) 0 (0 %) 2/42a (4.8 %) 1 (2.6 %) 0 (0 %) 1 (2.0 %) 3 (3.23 %) 0.447
STAPHYLOCOCCAL TYPING
 MecA 9 (25.0 %) 2 (28.6 %) 11 (25.6 %) 13 (33.3 %) 4 (33.3 %) 17 (33.3 %) 28 (29.8 %) 0.413
 ST93 1 (2.8 %) 0 (0 %) 2 (2.3 %) 20 (51.3 %) 4 (33.3 %) 24 (47.1 %) 25 (26.6 %) <0.001
 ST93 or related 1 (2.8 %) 0 (0 %) 2 (2.3 %) 30 (76.9 %) 9 (75.0 %) 39 (76.5 %) 40 (42.6 %) <0.001
FOCUS OF INFECTION
 SSTI 4 (11.1 %) 1 (14.3 %) 5 (11.6 %) 21 (53.9 %) 1 (8.3 %) 22 (43.1 %) 27 (28.7 %) 0.001
 Osteoarticular 5 (13.9 %) 2 (28.6 %) 7 (16.3 %) 5 (12.8 %) 10 (83.3 %) 15 (29.4 %) 22 (23.4 %) 0.134
 Pneumonia 3 (8.3 %) 1 (14.3 %) 4 (9.3 %) 6 (15.4 %) 0 (0 %) 6 (11.8 %) 10 (10.6 %) 0.700
 Endocarditis 3 (8.3 %) 0 (0 %) 3 (7.0 %) 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 3 (3.2 %) 0.055
 Line Related 9 (25.0 %) 0 (0 %) 9 (20.9 %) 2 (5.1 %) 0 (0 %) 2 (3.9 %) 11 (11.7 %) 0.011
ACQUISITION
 Community Acquired 10 (27.8 %) 6 (85.7 %) 16 (37.2 %) 27 (69.2 %) 12(100 %) 39 (76.5 %) 55 (58.5 %) <0.001
 Healthcare Associated 25 (69.4 %) 1 (14.3 %) 26 (60.5 %) 12 (30.8 %) 0 (0 %) 12 (23.5 %) 38 (40.4 %) <0.001
 Nosocomial 9 (25.0 %) 1 (14.3 %) 10 (23.3 %) 4 (10.3 %) 0 (0 %) 4 (7.8 %) 14 (14.9 %) 0.037
SEVERITY
 SIRS 22 (61.1 %) 5 (71.4 %) 27 (62.8 %) 2 (74.4 %) 9 (75.0 %) 38 (74.5 %) 65 (69.2 %) 0.220
 ICU admission 12 (33.3 %) 1 (14.3 %) 13 (30.2 %) 12 (30.8 %) 0 (0 %) 12 (23.5 %) 25 (26.6 %) 0.464
OUTCOME
 Surgery 7 (19.4 %) 2 (28.6 %) 9 (20.9 %) 21 (53.9 %) 12 (100 %) 33 (64.7 %) 42 (44.7 %) <0.001
 30 day Mortality 4 (11.1 %) 1 (14.3 %) 5 (11.6 %) 2 (5.1 %) 0 (0 %) 2 (3.9 %) 7 (7.5 %) 0. 156
 12 month Mortality 10 (27.8 %) 1 (14.3 %) 11 (25.6 %) 5 (12.8 %) 0 (0 %) 5 (9.8 %) 16 (17.0 %) 0.055

Note: ST93 related includes ST93, ST59 and ST121

Abbreviations: pvl Panton Valentine Leucocidin gene, SSTI skin and soft tissue infection, SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome, ICU intensive care unit

aThe residence for 1 adult patient was unable to be determined