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Table 3 Hospital Readmissions

From: Clinical utility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal PCR to streamline antimicrobial use in treatment of diabetic foot infection with or without osteomyelitis

 

6-month

9-month

12-month

PRE (n = 83)

Hospitalization (all cause), n (%)

35 (42.2)

35 (42.2)

37 (44.6)

Hospitalization (due to DFI+), n (%)

14 (16.8)

15 (18.1)

16 (19.3)

POST (n = 68)

Hospitalization (all cause), n (%)

31 (45.6)

34 (50)

36 (52.9)*

Hospitalization (due to DFI), n (%)

19 (27.9)

21(30.9)

22 (32.4)*

  1. +Diabetic foot infection
  2. *Ten patients in the post group did not have information available for the 12-month timepoint
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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