Table 2.
Details of infected cases
| Group | Age (years old) | Sex | Comorbidity | Diagnosis | Fusion levels | Organisms (from tissue culture) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 g | 61 | Male | HT | Spinal canal stenosis | 5 | P. aeruginosa |
| 2 g | 58 | Male | - | Spinal canal stenosis | 5 | NG |
| 2 g | 63 | Male | - | Spinal canal stenosis | 7 | NG |
| 2 g | 30 | Male | - | Burst fracture L2, L3 | 4 | Staphylococcus spp. |
| 2 g | 55 | Female | - | Spinal canal stenosis | 5 | Diphtheroid spp. |
| 1 g | 70 | Female | - | Spinal canal stenosis | 3 | S. aureus |
| 1 g | 69 | Female | HT, DM, DLP | Spinal canal stenosis | 6 | NG |
| 1 g | 70 | Female | - | Spinal canal stenosis | 3 | S. aureus |
| 1 g | 52 | Male | - | Spinal metastasis (lung cancer) | 5 | NG |
| Control | 63 | Male | HT | Spinal canal stenosis | 4 | NG |
| Control | 69 | Male | HT | Spinal canal stenosis | 3 | Staphylococcus spp. |
| Control | 75 | Female | HT | Spinal canal stenosis | 4 | NG |
| Control | 61 | Female | - | Spinal canal stenosis | 3 | NG |
HT - Hypertension; DM - Diabetes mellitus; DLP - Dyslipidemia; NG - No growth; P. aeruginosa - Pseudomonas aeruginosa; S. aureus - Staphylococcus aureus