Plasma cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) concentrations (µg/ml) at days 3 and 5 from the positive blood culture in 418 patients with <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> bacteraemia stratified according to patient demographics, underlying conditions, treatment in intensive care unit and mortality.

1Mann-Whitney U-test. 2At day 3 from the positive blood culture. 3At day 5 from the positive blood culture. AAccording to McCabe and Jackson [33]. BChronically elevated serum creatinine (>180 µmol/l). CDuring the 90 days follow-up. Values are expressed as N (%), unless otherwise stated, or as median (quartiles). NS = non-significant.