Table 2.
Cohort demographics.
| Total Number of Patients | 50 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 15 to 77 | Mean 40.9, SD 15.9 | |
| Sex | Male: 35 (70%) | Female: 15 (30%) | |
| Host Status | Type A: 24 (48%) | Type B: 26 (52%) | |
| Length of admission (days) | 1 to 77 | Mean 9.8, SD 11.4 | |
| Type ‘A’ hosts | Mean 7.1, SD 6.8 | ||
| Type ‘B’ hosts | Mean 12.3, SD 14.1 | ||
| Length of follow-up (years) | 0.4 to 6.7 | Mean 3.2, SD 1.8 | |
| Type ‘A’ hosts | 0.7 to 6.7 | Mean 3.0, SD 1.7 | |
| Type ‘B’ hosts | 0.4 to 6.6 | Mean 3.5, SD 1.9 | |
| Recurrence after surgery | Type ‘A’ hosts | 3/24 (12.5%) | |
| Type ‘B’ hosts | 3/26 (11.5%) | ||
| Bone infected | Femur | 19 (38%) | |
| Tibia | 18 (36%) | ||
| Ulna | 3 (6%) | ||
| Radius | 2 (4%) | ||
| Humerus | 2 (4%) | ||
| Fibula | 2 (4%) | ||
| Clavicle | 2 (4%) | ||
| Ischium | 1 (2%) | ||
| Sacrum | 1 (2%) | ||
| Organisms Cultured | S. aureus | 16 (32%) | |
| CNS | 11 (22%) | ||
| P. aeruginosa | 4 (8%) | ||
| E. coli | 2 (4%) | ||
| MRSA | 2 (4%) | ||
| E. cloacae | 2 (4%) | ||
| S. milleri | 1 (2%) | ||
| S. pyogenes A | 1 (2%) | ||
| C. striatum | 1 (2%) | ||
| Salmonella | 1 (2%) | ||
| P mirabilis | 1 (2%) | ||
| No growth | 8 (16%) |