Table 3.
Treatment outcomes of patients with osteoarticular infections.
| Treatment outcome | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Favorable outcome | 76 (92.7) |
| Adverse outcome | 6 (7.3) |
| Failurea | 3 (3.7) |
| Deathb | 3 (3.7) |
| Total | 82 (100.0) |
a
Treatment failure represents the patients experiencing recurrent abscesses after the combination of surgical interventions and mNGS-guided medication treatment.
b
Death includes one patient died from the disseminated infection, one patient from acute renal failure, and one patient from heart failure.