Table 1.
Summary of patient data (SS spinal stenosis, SPL spondylolisthesis; PS pedicular screw, PLF posterolateral fusion; SA Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRCNS methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcus, AF Aspergillus fumigatus)
| Case no. | Age(years)/sex | Diagnosis for surgery | Fusion level (cage) | Instrumentation | Days after surgery before diagnosis | No. of revisions | Organ-ism | Total lympho-cyte count | Serum albumin (Nl: 3.8–5.3 g/dl) | Additional risks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67/F | SS | L3, 4, 5 | PS+PLF+cage | 60 | 2 | MRSA | 2,200 | 3.8 | Hepatitis |
| 2 | 38/M | SS | L4, 5 | PS+PLF+cage | 150 | 5 | AF | 2,300 | 3.5 | None |
| 3 | 62/M | SPL | L4, 5 | PS+PLF+cage | 30 | 3 | MRCNS | 3,150 | 4.2 | None |
| 4 | 56/F | SPL | L3, 4 | PS+cage | 30 | 3 | SA | 1,287 | 3.6 | None |
| 5 | 61/M | SPL | L4, 5 | PS+PLF+cage | 35 | 1 | SA | 1,510 | 4.2 | High blood pressure |
| 6 | 60/M | SPL | L5, S1 | Cage | 4 | 2 | MRSA | 2,749 | 4.1 | None |
| 7 | 66/F | SPL | L3, 4, 5 | PS+PLF+cage | 30 | 1 | SA | 1,062 | 2.7 | None |
| 8 | 53/M | SS | L4, 5 | PS+PLF+cage | 14 | 3 | MRSA | 1,596 | 3.1 | None |
| 9 | 52/M | SPL | L3, 4 | PS+PLF+cage | 7 | 2 | MRSA | 1,625 | 4.3 | None |
| 10 | 65/F | SPL | L4, 5 | PS+cage | 21 | 2 | MRSA | 2,540 | 3.8 | None |