Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.
Intervention | Control | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 38 | 73 | |
Age | 69.18 (13.5) | 63.84 (14.96) | 0.07 |
Sex (male) | 14 (37%) | 42 (58%) | 0.039 |
DM | 21 (56%) | 19 (26%) | 0.002 |
Duration from onset (day) | 33.84 (29.05) | 8.9 (19.59) | 0.001 |
Stroke type (hemorrhagic) | 17 (48%) | 24 (33%) | 0.219 |
Stroke area (posterior) | 16 (42%) | 20 (27%) | 0.084 |
Baseline pyuria (/HPF) | 5.97 (3.51) | 3.78 (3.13) | 0.001 |
Baseline bacteriuria (/uL) | 7463 (19,690) | 2789 (12,321) | 0.132 |
Baseline WBC count (103/uL) | 8.6 (3.08) | 9.496 (3.959) | 0.615 |
Baseline neutrophil percentage | 70.8 (11.09) | 69.6 (11.4) | 0.595 |
Indwelling catheter duration, mean±SD, (day) | 15.29 ± 9.06 | 10.30 ± 9.18 | 0.001 |
Antibiotics duration (day) | 8.18 (3.4) | 0 |
