From: Infectious sacroiliitis: a retrospective, multicentre study of 39 adults
 | Zimmerman | Mancarella | Literature view | Our cases |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | et al. [3] | et al. [1] | 2009-20011 |  |
 |  |  |  | |
No. of cases | 177 | 97 | 36 | 39 |
Age (years), mean [range] | 20.4 | 29.8 | 21.2 | 39.7 ± 18.1 |
 | [0.75-72] | [2.5-80] |  | [15.3-87] |
Sex ratio (M/F) | 1/0.85 | 1/1.56 | 1/0.9 | 1/1.44 |
Pregnancy or per-partum | 6 (3.4) | 7 (7.2) | 2 (3.9) | 5 (12.8) |
Fever | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes |  |  | 7 (35.3) | 16 (41) |
  NG | NG | NG | 32 (62.7) |  |
Site of pain | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Side affected | Unilateral | NG | Left: 6(60) | Left: 23 (59) |
 | 175 (98.9) |  |  |  |
  Lumbogluteal | NG | NG | 40(78.9) | 36(92.3) |
Microorganisms | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CG+ | 264 (81) | 59 (61) | 23 (63.9) | 26 (78.8) |
Staphylococcus | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   MRSA | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2 (3.9) | 0(0) |
   MRSA | 229 (86.7) | 41 (69) | 20 (86.9) | 21 (80.8) |
Streptococcus | 29 (10.9) | 17 (29) | 3 (13.1) | 5 (13.8) |
BG | Â | Â | Â | Â |
P. aeruginosa | 17 (31) | 2 (17) | 0 (0) | 3 (75) |
Salmonella sp | 16 (29.1) | 8 (67) | 1 (50) | 0 |
E coli | 8 (14.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) |