Table 1. Incidence rates of SAB reported in the 26 included population-based studies.
SAB: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
*This study included only community-onset SAB
| First author, publication year | Country (+/- region) | Years | Population | SAB/105/year |
| Mejer et al., 2012 [8] | Denmark | 1995–2008 | 5,350,000 | 22.7 |
| Nielsen et al., 2014 [9] | Denmark, Funen County | 2000–2008 | 390,000 | 27.3 |
| Thorlacius-Ussing et al., 2019 [10] | Denmark | 2008–2015 | 5,475,791 | 24.9 |
| Wilson et al., 2011 [11] | England | 2004–2008 | 61,500,000 | 21.8 |
| Lyytikäinen et al., 2005 [12] | Finland | 1995–2001 | 5,000,000 | 14 |
| Skogberg et al., 2012 [13] | Finland | 2004–2007 | 5,300,000 | 20 |
| Jokinen et al., 2018 [14] | Finland, Pirkanmaa County | 2005–2015 | 543,700 | 31.5 |
| Asgeirsson et al., 2011 [15] | Iceland | 1995–2008 | 300,000 | 24.5 |
| Asgeirsson et al., 2011 [16] | Iceland | 2003–2008 | 300,000 | 29 |
| Mehl et al., 2017 [17] | Norway, Nord-Trøndelag County | 2002–2013 | 72,000 | 25 |
| Blomfeldt et al., 2016 [18] | Norway, Oslo | 2011–2014 | 500,000 | 27.6 |
| Ruiz-Azcona et al., 2020 [19] | Spain, Valencia | 2013–2017 | 5,000,000 | 9.3 |
| Allard et al., 2008 [20] | Canada, Quebec | 1991–2008 | 445,000 | 27.6 |
| Laupland et al., 2013 [21] | Canada, Victoria | 1998–2005 | 750,000 | 15.5 |
| *Laupland et al., 2007 [22] | Canada, Calgary | 2000–2004 | 1,000,000 | 13.5 |
| Laupland et al., 2008 [23] | Canada, Calgary | 2000–2006 | 1,000,000 | 19.7 |
| Lam et al., 2019 [24] | Canada, Calgary | 2012–2014 | 1,288,000 | 27.8 |
| Laupland et al., 2021 [25] | Canada, British Columbia | 2010–2020 | 191,000 | 31.9 |
| Morin et al., 2001 [26] | USA, Connecticut | 1998 | 1,124,337 | 20.9 |
| El Atrouni et al., 2009 [27] | USA, Minnesota, Olmsted County | 1998–2005 | 124,277 | 38.2 |
| Hindy et al., 2022 [28] | USA, Minnesota, Olmsted County | 2006–2020 | 164,365 | 31.1 |
| Tong et al., 2009 [29] | Australia, Northern territory | 2006–2007 | 176,000 | 65 |
| Tong et al., 2012 [30] | Australia | 2007–2010 | 21,750,000 | 11.2 |
| Mitchell et al., 2012 [31] | Australia, Tasmania | 2009–2010 | 503,292 | 21.3 |
| Huggan et al., 2010 [32] | New Zealand, Canterbury | 1998–2006 | 478,000 | 21.5 |
| Laupland et al., 2013 [33] | Australia, Canberra, Queanbeyan, and New South Wales; Canada, Sherbrooke (Quebec), Victoria (British Columbia), and Calgary (Alberta); Denmark, North Denmark; Finland; Sweden, Skaraborg County | 2000–2008 | 83,000,000 | 26.1 |