Table 3 Relationships between bacterial infection and MCs
From: Latent infection of low-virulence anaerobic bacteria in degenerated lumbar intervertebral discs
Culture in discs | total | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive culture | Negative culture | |||
MCs (type I/ II) | 15 | 10 | 25 | <0.001 |
No MCs | 8 | 44 | 52 | |
Total | 23* | 54 | 77 | |