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Table 5 Laboratory data

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

Variable

GNB (n = 17)

GPC (n = 37)

p

White blood cell count (103/uL)

13.1 ± 6.3

13.8 ± 4.8

0.656

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.0 ± 2.4

11.7 ± 2.6

0.372

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

110 ± 57

162 ± 95

0.061

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)

68.9 ± 31.2

84.3 ± 25.9

0.076

Bacteremia (No. [%])

8 (47)

23 (62)

0.297