Table 3.
Zimmerman | Mancarella | Literature view | Our cases | |
---|---|---|---|---|
|
et al. [3] |
et al. [1] |
2009-20011 |
|
|
|
|
[4-13] |
|
No. of cases |
177 |
97 |
36 |
39 |
Age (years), mean [range] |
20.4 |
29.8 |
21.2 |
39.7 ± 18.1 |
|
[0.75-72] |
[2.5-80] |
|
[15.3-87] |
Sex ratio (M/F) |
1/0.85 |
1/1.56 |
1/0.9 |
1/1.44 |
Pregnancy or per-partum |
6 (3.4) |
7 (7.2) |
2 (3.9) |
5 (12.8) |
Fever |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
|
7 (35.3) |
16 (41) |
NG |
NG |
NG |
32 (62.7) |
|
Site of pain |
|
|
|
|
Side affected |
Unilateral |
NG |
Left: 6(60) |
Left: 23 (59) |
|
175 (98.9) |
|
|
|
Lumbogluteal |
NG |
NG |
40(78.9) |
36(92.3) |
Microorganisms |
|
|
|
|
CG+ |
264 (81) |
59 (61) |
23 (63.9) |
26 (78.8) |
Staphylococcus |
|
|
|
|
MRSA |
0(0) |
0(0) |
2 (3.9) |
0(0) |
MRSA |
229 (86.7) |
41 (69) |
20 (86.9) |
21 (80.8) |
Streptococcus |
29 (10.9) |
17 (29) |
3 (13.1) |
5 (13.8) |
BG |
|
|
|
|
P. aeruginosa |
17 (31) |
2 (17) |
0 (0) |
3 (75) |
Salmonella sp |
16 (29.1) |
8 (67) |
1 (50) |
0 |
E coli | 8 (14.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) |