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Table 1 Demographic data for the 193 CM patients underwent VPS

From: Clinical features and risk factors of surgical site infections in HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal meningitis underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations: a retrospective study

Variable

Episodes (n = 193)

Male

139 (72.02%)

Age

45.28 ± 15.34

History of diabetes

23 (11.92%)

History of chronic liver disease

33 (16.58%)

History of chronic kidney disease

11 (5.70%)

Length of hospital stay (day)

40.12 ± 15.76

Preoperative duration (day)

10.81 ± 8.20

Duration of surgery (min)

79.28 ± 30.30

Vancomycin impregnated catheters

193 (100%)

Standard prophylactic antimicrobial agents (cefuroxime or cefazolin)

109 (56.47%)

Short duration of prophylactic antibiotics (up to 24 h)

118 (61.14%)

  1. Data were shown as no. (%) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. CM cryptococcal meningitis, VPS ventriculoperitoneal shunt