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Table 2 The history of infectious diseases between GNB-HPS and GPC-HPS

From: Comparison of gram-negative and gram-positive hematogenous pyogenic spondylodiscitis: clinical characteristics and outcomes of treatment

 

GNB-HPS (n = 17)

GPC-HPS (n = 37)

p

History of infectious disease (No. [%])

7 (41)

16 (43)

0.887

Musculoskeletal infection (No. [%])

2 (12)

11 (30)

0.189

 Cellulitis

2 (12)

4 (11)

 

 Necrotizing fasciitis

0

5 (14)

 

 Osteomyelitis

0

2 (5)

 

Symptomatic urinary tract infection (No. [%])

4 (41)

1 (3)

0.03*

Miscellaneous (No. [%])

 Pneumonia

1 (6)

1 (3)

 

 Port-A catheter infection

1 (6)

1 (3)

 

 Liver abscess

1 (6)

0

 

 Infective endocarditis

0

1 (3)

 

 Periorbital abscess

1 (6)

0

 

 AV shunt infection

0

2 (5)

 
  1. *The difference is significant (p < 0.05), GNB-HPS gram-negative bacillary hematogenous pyogenic spondylodiscitis, GPC-HPS gram-positive coccal hematogenous pyogenic spondylodiscitis