TABLE 2.
Demographic and baseline characteristics for ITT population
| Characteristic | No. (%) of ITT patients treated with:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Linezolid (n = 400) | Oxacillin-dicloxacillin (n = 419) | |
| Gender [no. (%)a] | ||
| Male | 252 (63.0) | 255 (60.9) |
| Female | 148 (37.0) | 164 (39.1) |
| Mean age ± SD (yr) | 46.8 ± 17.1 | 49.2 ± 18.5 |
| Mean weight ± SD (kg) | 79.1 ± 22.7 | 79.0 ± 23.0 |
| Race [no. (%)] | ||
| White | 227 (56.8) | 230 (54.9) |
| Black | 49 (12.3) | 69 (16.5) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 38 (9.5) | 42 (10.0) |
| Other or unknown | 86 (21.5) | 78 (18.6) |
| Diagnosis [no. (%)a] | ||
| Cellulitis | 178 (44.8) | 186 (44.6) |
| Skin abscesses | 58 (14.6) | 64 (15.3) |
| Skin ulcer | 15 (13.8) | 14 (3.4) |
| Erysipelas | 41 (10.3) | 40 (9.6) |
| Infected surgical incision | 25 (6.3) | 26 (6.2) |
| Infected wound | 24 (6.0) | 40 (9.6) |
| Infected bite | 7 (1.8) | 3 (0.7) |
| Other | 49 (12.3) | 43 (10.3) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 (0.2) |
| Mean duration of infection (days) | 5.6 ± 7.8 | 6.2 ± 15.1 |
a
Percentages are based on the number of patients reporting.