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