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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis in the correlation between the causative bacterial identification (culture positive) and variable clinical variables

From: Antimicrobial therapy and assessing therapeutic response in culture-negative pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective comparative study with culture-positive pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis

Clinical variable

Univariate

Multivariate

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Open surgical biopsy

3.31

1.26-8.71

0.015

   

Extent of affected lesion

1.65

1.06-2.58

0.027

   

Epidural abscess

6.90

2.22-21.49

0.001

6.57

2.00-21.57

0.002*

Initial CRP

1.08

1.02-1.14

0.009

   

Initial back VAS

2.00

1.21-3.33

0.007

1.95

1.13-3.38

0.017*

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidential interval, CRP C-reactive protein (normal range < 0.5 mg/dL), VAS visual analog scale, p values of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant
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