Epidemiology and outcomes of community-onset methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureusbacteraemia in a university hospital in Singapore

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of 100 patients with CO-MSSA bacteraemia

Characteristic	Value¹
Age, years	49.7 ± 21.6
Gender, male	65
Ethnicity
- Chinese	51
- Malay	34
- Indian	12
- Others	3
Co-morbidities
- Diabetes mellitus	38
- Dialysis-dependent renal failure	28
- Presence of malignancy²	14
- Chronic pulmonary disease³	10
- Valvular heart disease	4
Other characteristics
- Intravenous drug abuse	17
- Presence of intravenous catheter⁴	26
- Previous hospitalisation⁵	53
Appropriate empiric therapy	94
Optimal antibiotic therapy	68

¹Data are number or mean ± standard deviation
² Includes both solid and haematologic malignancies
³ Includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, and bronchiectasis
⁴ Central venous catheters only
⁵ Within 12 months of current hospitalisation

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