Table 1 Univariate analysis of predictors of death during admission among patients with S. aureus bacteremia and a contemporaneous urine culture obtained ^a

N

36

253

Demographics

Male

22 (61)

176 (70)

0.31

Race/Ethnicity

0.46

   Black

22 (61)

145 (50)

   Hispanic

9 (25)

44 (15)

   Other race

2 (6)

23 (8)

   White

3 (8)

41 (14)

Age

51.6 (15.8)

47.6 (15.3)

0.15

Microbiological Factors

Epidemiologic risk

0.76

   Community associated

11 (31)

69 (27)

   Healthcare associated

8 (22)

71 (28)

   Hospital onset

17 (47)

113 (45)

MRSA

17 (47)

103 (41)

0.46

Urine culture positive

14 (39)

43 (17)

3.11 (1.47 - 6.55)

0.002

Clinical Factors

HIV

6 (17)

28 (11)

0.32

Bladder catheter

19 (53)

86 (34)

2.17 (1.07 - 4.39)

0.03

Charlson score

2.84

2.04

0.22

Hemodialysis

1 (3)

26 (11)

0.24 (0.03 - 1.90)

0.15

Immunosuppressed

8 (22)

45 (18)

0.52

Urological surgery

0 (0)

13 (5)

0.16

DM

13 (36)

70 (28)

0.30

IVDA

4 (11)

42 (17)

0.40

Prosthetic device

3 (8)

63 (25)

0.27 (0.08-0.92)

0.03

Alcoholism

7 (19)

40 (16)

0.58

ID consult or management^c

18 (50)

128 (60)

0.25

Line/phlebitis

2 (6)

56 (22)

0.21 (0.05-0.89)

0.02

Skin soft tissue infection

7 (19)

50 (20)

0.96

Bone/joint infection

2 (6)

25 (25)

0.40

Pulmonary infection

6 (17)

35 (14)

0.65

GU infection

0 (0)

22 (9)

0.05

Incubation Period

26.8 (67.4)

12.4 (24.0)

0.21

Outcome

Fever days

2.7 (4.8)

3.7 (5.0)

0.11

Time to effective therapy

1.06 (2.6) days

1.8 (3.7) days

0.12

Length of stay after culture

10.1 (11.3) days

13.5 (14.1) days

0.17