Table 1.

Cervical versus other segment pyogenic spinal infection

	Cervical PSI (19)	Other segment PSI (83)	p value
Age (years)	65.2 ± 10.8	63.3 ± 16.9	0.652
Male	73.7 % (14)	55.4 % (46)	0.145
Site of infection
Cervical	94.7 % (18)
Thoracic		26.5 % (22)
Lumbar		72.3 % (60)
Multiple	5.3 % (1)	1.2 % (1)
Neurological involvement at presentation	68.4 % (13)	41.0 % (34)	0.03*
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) >30	89.5 % (17)	77.1 % (64)	0.348
C-reactive protein (CPR) >1	89.5 % (17)	88.0 % (73)	1
White blood cell (WBC) count >11,000	63.2 % (12)	50.6 % (42)	0.323
Agent identification	89.5 % (17)	74.7 % (62)	0.23
Need for operation	84.2 % (16)	46.3 % (38)	<0.01*
Co-morbidities	73.7 % (14)	78.3 % (65)	0.76
Other non-spinal infection	68.4 % (13)	38.6 % (32)	0.02*
Epidural abscess	47.4 % (9)	38.6 % (32)	0.48
Mortality	21.1 % (4)	3.6 % (3)	0.02*

* Significant values