147 Acute kidney injury in SAB 7 episode met the criteria for complicated SAB. All of the cultured S. aureus isolates were methicillin-sensitive (MSSA). Overall 30-day mortality was 21% (67/315). Table 1. Patient characteristics N=315 (100%) Male sex 213 (67) Age 68 (57-78) Comorbidities Diabetes 81 (26) Heart failure 63 (20) Hypertension 135 (43) Vascular disease 105 (33) Chronic kidney disease 53 (17) Medication ACE-i/ARB 103 (33) Diuretic 101 (32) Clinical parameters Mean arterial pressure 89 (22) Temperature (⁰C) 38.5 (37.8-39.1) Pulse rate (beats/min) 97 (33) Laboratory parameters CRP (mg/L) 148 (68-278) Leukocytes (x10^9/L) 12.9 (8.6-16.6) Creatinine (µmol/L) 88 (66-138) Diagnosis Uncomplicated SAB 134 (42) Complicated SAB 182 (58) Treatment Flucloxacillin 271 (86) Cephalosporin 21 (7) Glycopeptide (vancomycin) 10 (3) Carbapenem 1 (1) Other 5 (2) Outcome Intensive care 66 (21) 30-day mortality 67 (21)
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