all cases | P-group | C-group | P-value | |
n (cases) | 29 | 12 | 17 | |
Age (y.o.) | 70.7 | 69.1 | 71 | 0.616 |
Male (cases)/female (cases) | 23/6 | 10/2 | 13/4 | 0.653 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23 | 25 | 22 | 0.005 |
Rate of compromized host (%) | 55 | 58 | 50 | 0.774 |
Associated disease | ||||
Diabetes (cases) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.744 |
Malignant tumors (cases) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.744 |
Steroid use (cases) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.347 |
Hemodialysis (cases) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.444 |
Organism detection rate (%) | 89.7 | 91.6 | 88.9 | 1.000 |
Blood culture positive (cases/cases) | 24/29 | 10/12 | 14/17 | 0.946 |
PN positive (cases/cases) | 8/10 | 2/2 | 6/8 | 0.453 |
Level affected | ||||
Thoracal (cases) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.068 |
Lumber (cases) | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0.025 |