The range of sites of infection in patients and outcome associated with each clinical presentation.

*1p value for the comparison between all-cause deaths and survivors.*2Site of deep abscesses were muscle (n = 20), retroperitoneal space (n = 7), parotid gland (n = 7), liver (n = 3), lung (n = 2), epidural space (n = 2), eye (n = 2), oropharynx (n = 2) and spleen (n = 1).*3Other skin and soft tissue infections includes: necrotising fasciitis (n = 9), bedsore(s) (n = 6), pustules and carbuncles (n = 5), infected wound from trauma (n = 3), infected wound from tophi (n = 2), gangrene (n = 2), cellulitis (without other skin or soft tissue lesion) (n = 2) and infection of exfoliated skin following a severe drug reaction (n = 2).*4Orthopaedic material includes: internal fixation metalwork (n = 8) and a hip replacement (n = 1).*5Intravenous devices were peripheral cannulas (n = 4), central catheters (n = 3) and an umbilical catheter (n = 1).*6Endocarditis from transthoracic echocardiographic evidence of vegetations (n = 7); 1 case clinically but died prior to echocardiogram.*7Other infections include: urinary tract infection (n = 3), tenosynovitis (n = 2), Lemierre's syndrome (n = 1) and corneal ulcer (n = 1).*8Post-operative infections include: mediastinitis (n = 4; 3 following mitral valve replacement and 1 after coronary artery bypass graft), meningitis from infected bone flap surgical wound (n = 1) and abdominal wound (n = 1).