Table II.

Comparison of the infection control between two groups.

Variable	Short course group	Long course group	p-value
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus			0.243*
Yes	6	7
No	58	34
Culture-negative			0.754*
Yes	8	6
No	56	35
Multiple pathogen infections			1.000†
Yes	3	1
No	61	40
Mean follow-up time, mths (SD)	57.34 (28.590)	52.95 (22.77)	0.871‡
Infection control			0.676†
Yes	61	38
No	3	3

^*Chi-squared test.

^†Fisher’s exact test.

^‡Independent-samples t-test.

SD, standard deviation.