Table 3.
Patients group characteristics depending on the prophylaxis method.
Beta-lactams | Ciprofloxacin | No antibiotics | (p beta-lactam vs no antibiotics/p ciprofloxacin vs. no antibiotics) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 83 | 40 | 76 | —/— |
Male/Female % | 68.7%/31.3% | 87.5%/22.5% | 76.3%/23.7% | ns/ns |
Percentage of patients in subgroups | ||||
(i) TaLG | 53.0% | 47.5% | 48.7% | ns/ns |
(ii) TaHG | 4.8% | 5.0% | 1.3% | ns/ns |
(iii) T1LG | 27.7% | 10.0% | 35.5% | ns/0,03 |
(iv) T1HG | 14.5% | 37.5% | 14.5% | ns/0,005 |
Age | 62.8 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 0,03/ns |
Percentage of patients with a single tumor | 68.7% | 75.0% | 72.4% | ns/ns |
Primary tumor malignancy | ||||
(i) Low grade | 75.0% | 82.6% | 70.3% | ns/ns |
(ii) High grade | 25.0% | 17.4% | 29.7% | ns/ns |
Stratification of patients according to EAU risk groups | ||||
(i) Low | 22.9% | 7.5% | 18.4% | ns/ns |
(ii) Intermediate | 22.9% | 32.5% | 25.0% | ns/ns |
(iii) High | 54.2% | 60.0% | 56.6% | ns/ns |