Table 2.

Baseline microbiology

Culture and pathogen by unique patient	n/N (%)
Positive cultures with ≥ 1 GP result	119/134 (88.8)
Staphylococcus aureus, monomicrobial
MRSA	92
MSSA	25
S. aureus, mixed
MRSA +  ≥ 1 other GP pathogena	16
MSSA +  ≥ 1 other GP pathogena	10
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcib	7
Vancomycin-intermediate S. aureusb	2
VRE with daptomycin MIC ≥ 4 mg/L	2

MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, GP Gram-positive

^aIncludes Streptococcus pyogenes, group B streptococci, coagulase-negative staphylococci, and Enterococcus spp

^bIdentified in polymicrobial Gram-positive infections, usually with MRSA or MSSA