Recurrent S. aureus bacteremia infection | 189 (20.4) |
One recurrence | 161 (17.4) |
Two recurrences | 14 (1.5) |
Three or more recurrences | 14 (1.5) |
Complicated S. aureus bacteremia | 248 (26.8) |
Infective endocarditis | 72 (7.8) |
Septic arthritis | 28 (3.0) |
Deep tissue abscess | 56 (6.0) |
Osteomyelitis | |
Vertebral | 25 (2.7) |
Nonvertebral (i.e., hand or foot) | 6 (0.6) |
Epidural abscess | 22 (2.4) |
Septic thrombophlebitis | 2 (0.2) |
Psoas abscess | 12 (1.3) |
Meningitis | 4 (0.4) |
Embolic stroke | 8 (0.9) |
Other complications* | 13 (1.4) |
Complications during hospital stay | |
Operative intervention | 258 (27.9) |
Renal failure requiring dialysis | 80 (8.6) |
Hepatic failure | 23 (2.5) |
Prolonged ventilation (> 21 d) | 58 (6.3) |
Clostridium difficile infection | 22 (2.4) |
Ischemic colitis | 17 (1.8) |
Myocardial infarction | 10 (1.1) |
Admission to the intensive care unit | 225 (24.3) |
All-cause mortality† | 258 (27.9) |
In-hospital mortality | 196 (21.1) |
Postdischarge mortality (0–30 d) | 30 (3.2) |
Postdischarge mortality (31–90 d) | 32 (3.5) |
Mortality after 90 d postdischarge | 94 (10.2) |