Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Variable | Number (Percentage) |
|---|---|
| Total Number of Patients | 56 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 39 (70%) |
| Female | 17 (30%) |
| Median age (years) | 63 (18–90) |
| Symptoms | |
| Fever | 35 (62%) |
| Back pain | 38 (69%) |
| None | 18 (32%) |
| Etiological agent | 52 (93%) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 18 (35%) |
| Staphilococcus aureus | 14 (27%) |
| Escherichia coli | 4 (8%) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 4 (8%) |
| Brucella | 3 (6%) |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 2 (3%) |
| Streptococcus epidermidis | 2 (3%) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (2%) |
| Candida albicans | 1 (2%) |
| Aspergillus | 1 (2%) |
| Staphilococcus capitis | 1 (2%) |
| Granulicatella elegans | 1 (2%) |
| Not found | 4 (7%) |
| MRI district study | |
| One | 19 (34%) |
| Cervical | 1 (5%) |
| Dorsal | 5 (26%) |
| Lumbar | 13 (69%) |
| Two | 12 (21%) |
| Cervical/dorsal | 1 (8%) |
| Dorsal/lumbar | 5 (42%) |
| Cervical/lumbar | 1 (8%) |
| Lumbar/sacral | 5 (42%) |
| Whole-spine | 25 (45%) |