“…Previous studies conducted in oncology, hemodialysis and ICU patients with a S. aureus CLABSI all found higher mortality rates (19–24% [ 16 , 36 ], 10–19% [ 37 , 38 ] and 18–53% [ 39 ], respectively). Our data on mortality and survival probabilities are, however, difficult to compare with the previous literature, because reported time periods and used mortality definitions differ highly among studies [ 11 , 12 , 14 , 34 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 ]. For example, Ghanem et al [ 36 ] reported all-cause mortality at 3 months, while Blot et al [ 39 ] reported a 30-day all-cause mortality, and Fowler et al [ 14 , 43 ] frequently report on SAB attributable mortality.…”