Table 1.

Baseline characteristics with averages and 95% confidence intervals (CI’s) are shown. The proportion of each McPherson stage is shown. Infection type is broken into acute postoperative (Stage I) and late post-operative (Stage II/III). Host grade is given by A - “uncompromised,” B – “compromised,” and C – “significantly compromised.” Outcomes of successful treatment, surgeries for infection, and days in hospital for infection are shown with proportions or averages and 95% CI’s.

Baseline characteristics		Average (lower 95% CI, upper 95% CI) or proportion
Age at first infection		60.6 (58.3, 62.9)
Caucasian		102 / 149 (68.5%)
Female gender		77 / 149 (51.7%)
Previous infection treatment at outside hospital		36 / 149 (24.2%)
McPherson Stage
Infection type	Host grade	Proportion
Stage I (acute post-op, n=66)	A	19 / 149 (12.8%)
	B	35 / 149 (23.5%)
	C	12 / 149 (8.1%)
Stage II/III (late post-op, n=83)	A	22 / 149 (14.8%)
	B	36 / 149 (24.2%)
	C	25 / 149 (16.8%)
Outcomes		Average (lower 95% CI, upper 95% CI) or proportion
Successful treatment rate		128 / 149 (85.9%)
Surgeries		2.65 (2.26, 3.04)
Days in hospital		17.27 (14.09, 20.45)
Follow-up (months)		37.90 (33.93, 41.88)