TABLE 2.
Clinical characteristics of the patients with Nse‐CoNS meningitis and contamination
| Variables | Meningitis (58) | Contamination (88) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 46 (34, 52) | 45 (27, 56) | .962 |
| Male（%） | 38 (65.5%) | 55 (62.5%) | .753 |
| Length of hospitalization Stay (LOS) | 20 (16, 25) | 18 (14, 27) | .563 |
| Post‐neurosurgical infection/contamination | 5 (2.5, 10.5) | 7 (5, 11) | .978 |
| time | |||
| Hypertension | 6 (10.3%) | 14 (15.9%) | .462 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (5.2%) | 4 (4.5%) | .862 |
| Site of surgery | .686 | ||
| Head | 55 (94.8%) | 82 (93.2%) | |
| Spinal | 3 (5.2%) | 6 (6.8%) | |
| Surgical wound classification | .197 | ||
| Clean | 38 (65.5%) | 46 (52.3%) | |
| Clean‐contaminated | 12（20.7%) | 30 (34.1%) | |
| Contaminated | 8（13.8%) | 12 (13.6%) | |
| Extra ventricular drainage(EVD) | 25 (43.1%) | 20 (22.7%) | .009 |
| Lumbar drainage (LD) | 21 (36.2%) | 16 (18.2%) | .014 |
| Ventilation rate | 11 (19.0%) | 14 (15.9%) | .631 |
| CSF leakage | 7 (12.1%) | 11 (12.5%) | .938 |
| Craniotomy | 45 (77.6%) | 42 (47.7%) | .001 |
| ICU admission | 17 (29.3%) | 21 (23.9%) | .463 |
| Malignancy | 33 (56.9%) | 25 (28.4%) | .001 |
| Time duration of surgery | 291 (210, 360) | 244 (168, 300) | .017 |
| Time to cure infection | 9 (7, 13) | ‐ | ‐ |