Characteristics of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections in three regions of Korea, 2009-2011: a multi-center cohort study

Table 2 Clinical outcomes of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections in 9 active surveillance core centers in 3 regions of Korea, July 2009 ~ June 2011

Patients with	No. of cases (%)
Treatment failure assessed at 72 hours after onset of illness	225 /991 (22.7)
30-day mortality	262 /1,024 (25.6)
Clinical outcomes assessed at 12-week after onset of illness	Total No. = 860
Recurrence	27 (3.1)
Complications	153 (17.8)
Metastatic infections (site of metastasis)^a	138 (16.0)
Heart^b	20 (2.3)
Lung	84 (9.8)
Bone^c	8 (0.9)
Fundus^d	6 (0.7)
Skin	18 (2.1)
Others^e	20 (2.3)
Survival without recurrence or complications	455 (52.9)
12-week mortality	314 (36.5)

Data indicate no. (%) of patients.
^a15 patients were diagnosed with 2 or more sites of metastatic infection.
^bEchocardiography was performed in 319 patients.
^cBone scan and/or MRI was performed in 82 patients.
^dOphthalmologic examination was performed in 53 patients.
^eOthers: these are central nervous system (4 patients), intra-abdominal (6), joint space (6), myositis (2), pericardial (1), and endovascular (1) infections.

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