Table 1 Patient characteristics
Study group (n = 16) | Control group (n = 16) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 10 | (62.5%) | 12 | (75.0%) | 0.704 |
Age (year) | 61.9 ± 12.0 | 59.5 ± 12.9 | 0.485 | ||
BMI | 26.1 ± 3.7 | 25.1 ± 3.0 | 0.346 | ||
Amount of implanted cement (g) | 78.9 ± 12.8 | 78.3 ± 8.9 | 0.850 | ||
Amount of antibiotic (g) | 11.8 ± 1.9 | 11.7 ± 1.3 | 0.985 | ||
Vancomycin (g) | 7.9 ± 1.3 | 7.8 ± 0.9 | |||
Meropenem (g) | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | |||
Organism culture | – | ||||
Coagulase negative Staphylococci | 7 (43.8%) | 6 (37.5%) | |||
Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (18.8%) | 4 (25.0%) | |||
Polymicrobial organism | 1 (6.3%) | 3 (18.8%) | |||
Gram-negative bacteria | 2 (12.5%) | 0 | |||
Other organism | 2 (12.5%) | 0 | |||
Culture negative | 1 (6.3%) | 3 (18.8%) | |||