Table 2:

Inflammatory biomarker characteristics associated with pathology and/or microbiology for spondylodiscitis

	Pathology		Pathology and/or Microbiologyy
	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
CRP (mean) (mg/L)	93.4	40.2	86.4	38.3
Median	50	31.5	60.5	22.0
Range	7–303	1–156	2–303	1–156
SD	90.3	38.7	84.9	42.4
ESR (mean) (mm/h)	65.1	51.0	66.8	51.6
Median	59.0	46	61.5	38.5
Range	12–150	6–106	22–156	6–109
SD	36.5	27.5	34.9	33.3