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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population (N = 72)

From: Epidemiology of patients with central nervous system infections, mainly neurosurgical patients: a retrospective study from 2012 to 2019 in a teaching hospital in China

Characteristics

Value

Age (years)

49.7 ± 18.3

Age > 50

41 (56.9)

Sex

 Male

54 (75)

 Female

18 (25)

Department

 Neurosurgery

52 (72.2)

 Neurology

15 (20.8)

 Other a

5 (6.9)

Days in hospital

29.5 (19.3–46.0)

Comorbidity

 Pulmonary infection

35 (48.6)

 Hypertension

29 (40.3)

 Hydrocephalus

26 (36.1)

 Intracranial hemorrhage

19 (26.4)

 Diabetes

10 (13.9)

 Glucocorticoid therapy > 3 days

29 (40.3)

Surgery

 Yes

50 (69.4)

 No

22 (30.6)

Invasive device

 External ventricular drainage/Lumbar cistern drainage

41 (56.9)

 Catheter

57 (79.2)

  1. aRheumatology (n = 1), Cardiothoracic surgery (n = 1), Oncology (n = 1), Hematology (n = 1), Intensive Care Unit (n = 1)