Table 2.
The history of infectious diseases between GNB-HPS and GPC-HPS
| GNB-HPS (n = 17) | GPC-HPS (n = 37) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| History of infectious disease (No. [%]) | 7 (41) | 16 (43) | 0.887 |
| Musculoskeletal infection (No. [%]) | 2 (12) | 11 (30) | 0.189 |
| Cellulitis | 2 (12) | 4 (11) | |
| Necrotizing fasciitis | 0 | 5 (14) | |
| Osteomyelitis | 0 | 2 (5) | |
| Symptomatic urinary tract infection (No. [%]) | 4 (41) | 1 (3) | 0.03* |
| Miscellaneous (No. [%]) | |||
| Pneumonia | 1 (6) | 1 (3) | |
| Port-A catheter infection | 1 (6) | 1 (3) | |
| Liver abscess | 1 (6) | 0 | |
| Infective endocarditis | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| Periorbital abscess | 1 (6) | 0 | |
| AV shunt infection | 0 | 2 (5) | |
*The difference is significant (p < 0.05), GNB-HPS gram-negative bacillary hematogenous pyogenic spondylodiscitis, GPC-HPS gram-positive coccal hematogenous pyogenic spondylodiscitis