Table 1.
Characteristics of Pregnant Patients With Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia
| Variable | Patients (n = 27), No. (%) or Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |
| Age, y | 29 (25–33) |
| Rural living residence based on ZIP code | 11 (41) |
| Race, Caucasian | 27 (100) |
| Weeks into pregnancy, time of admission | 29 (23–34) |
| Insurance status | |
| Uninsured | 1 (4) |
| Private | 1 (4) |
| Medicaid | 25 (93) |
| Recent hospitalization, 90 d | 10 (37) |
| History of or active injection drug use | 23 (85) |
| Use of medication-assisted therapy | 7/23 (30) |
| Current smoker | 21 (78) |
| Hepatitis C virus seropositive | 21 (78) |
| Previous history of infective endocarditis | 1 (4) |
| Previous multidrug-resistant organism colonization or infection, 1 y | 7 (26) |
| Infection characteristics | |
| MRSA infection | 22 (81) |
| Infectious diseases consult | 26 (96) |
| Length of stay, d | 13 (8–31) |
| Admitted to ICU | 15 (56) |
| Vasopressor use | 6 (22) |
| Pitt bacteremia score | 0 (0–2) |
| Bacteremia source | |
| Infective endocarditis | 15 (56) |
| ABSSSI | 5 (19) |
| Bone and joint | 3 (11) |
| Endometritis | 2 (7) |
| Unknown | 2 (7) |
| Septic emboli | 15 (56) |
| Other source control obtained within 72 h | 5/11 (45) |
Abbreviations: ABSSSI, acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection; ICU, intensive care unit; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.