Types and frequencies of first S. aureus infections following index surgeries.

Note: S. aureus denotes Staphylococcus aureus; pts. denotes patients; CABG denotes coronary artery bypass graft; PCI denotes percutaneous coronary intervention, w/denotes with. First S. aureus infection refers to first hospitalization with or following index surgery with an S. aureus discharge diagnosis code. The % distribution refers to patients with S. aureus infection within 180 days of index surgery. Type of infection is based on the hierarchy: invasive (septicemia, meningitis, and infections of the circulatory system, ICD-9 codes 038xx, 3203, 42292), pneumonia (codes 4824x), other (codes 0411x).Types and frequencies of first S. aureus infections following index surgeries.