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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcomes of interest

From: Infection characteristics and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at a tertiary children’s hospital

 

Cohort

Simple

Complex

P value

Baseline characteristics

 N (%)

49 (100)

30 (61.2)

19 (38.8)

 

 Male

28 (57.1)

16 (53.3)

12 (53.2)

0.5

 Age (years) - Median(IQR)

7.7 (1.4–11)

6.4 (1.4–10.9)

8.2 (0.5–12.3)

0.68

 Indigenous

5 (10.2)

3 (10)

2 (10.53)

1

 MRSA

5 (10.2)

4 (13.3)

1 (5.3)

0.64

 Healthcare associated

12 (24.5)

6 (20)

6 (31.6)

0.36

 Malignancy

9 (18.4)

2 (6.7)

7 (36.8)

0.02

 Device related

10 (20.4)

5 (16.7)

5 (26.3)

0.48

Outcomes of interest – Median (IQR)

 Max CRP (mg/L)

61 (34–222)

50 (22–75)

216 (75–251)

< 0.001

 Time to Max CRP (days)

1 (0–2)

0 (0–2)

2 (1–3)

< 0.01

 ID consult – n (%)

32 (65.3)

20 (66.7)

12 (63.2)

0.8

 Length of stay (days)

17 (8–32)

10 (6–24)

42 (16–50)

< 0.001

 Number of antibiotics

4 (3–5)

3 (3–4)

5 (3–6)

< 0.01

 Duration of antibiotics

36 (20–44)

34 (16–39)

43 (24–65)

0.03