Table 2 Site of infection and pathogenesis of patients in both groups. TBI, traumatic brain injury; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRCNS, methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.
Characteristics | TBI group (n = 46) | Non-TBI group (n = 46) | Statistics | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sites of infection, n (%) | ||||
Pulmonary infection | 46 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | – | – |
Bloodstream infection | 9 (19.6) | 7 (15.2) | 0.778 | 0.378 |
Intra-abdominal infection | 2 (4.3) | 2 (4.3) | – | > 0.999 |
Urinary tract infection | 4 (8.7) | 6 (13.0) | 0.015 | 0.902 |
Skin and soft tissue infection | 3 (6.5) | 4 (8.7) | – | > 0.999 |
Intracranial infection | 9 (19.6) | 0 (0.0) | 9.61 | 0.002 |
More than two sites of infection | 17 (37.0) | 15 (32.6) | 1.071 | 0.301 |
Cases of Gram-positive bacteria, no. (Strains) | 29 (38strains) | 33 (41strains) | ||
MRSA, n (%) | 18 (47.4) | 14 (34.1) | 3.556 | 0.314 |
MRCNS, n (%) | 10 (26.3) | 8 (19.5) | ||
Enterococcus, n (%) | 5 (13.2) | 11 (26.8) | ||
Gram-positive bacillus, n (%) | 5 (13.2) | 8 (19.5) | ||
Gram-negative bacteria and fungus, n (%) | ||||
Mixed with Gram-negative bacteria | 24 (82.8) | 23 (69.7) | 1.436 | 0.231 |
Mixed with fungus | 10 (34.5) | 8 (24.2) | 0.786 | 0.375 |
MIC of Gram-positive bacteria, n (%) | ||||
≤ 1 | 11 (28.9) | 15 (36.6) | 0.855 | 0.661 |
2 | 25 (65.8) | 23 (56.1) | ||
4 | 2 (5.3) | 3 (7.3) | ||
