Table 1 Basic information of all patients
Case no. | Age (years) | Gender | Duration of symptoms (months) | Level | Brucella agglutination test | Blood culture | Hospitalization (days) | Follow up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 59 | M | 3 | L3-4 | 1/160 | N | 12 | 18 |
2 | 53 | M | 5 | L4-5 | 1/160 | N | 10 | 24 |
3 | 56 | M | 8 | L3-4 | 1/640 | Y | 10 | 12 |
4 | 50 | F | 6 | L4-5 | 1/320 | N | 12 | 15 |
5 | 42 | M | 12 | L4-5 | 1/320 | N | 9 | 36 |
6 | 62 | M | 12 | L2-3 | 1/1280 | Y | 11 | 24 |
7 | 62 | F | 8 | L4-5 | 1/160 | Y | 14 | 30 |
8 | 52 | F | 6 | L5-S1 | 1/640 | N | 12 | 36 |
9 | 68 | M | 18 | L2-3 | 1/640 | N | 15 | 18 |
10 | 49 | M | 8 | L3-4 | 1/160 | N | 9 | 36 |
11 | 47 | F | 4 | L4-5 | 1/320 | N | 11 | 24 |
12 | 49 | M | 8 | L3-4 | 1/1280 | N | 11 | 18 |
13 | 47 | M | 12 | L5-S1 | 1/640 | N | 13 | 24 |
14 | 48 | F | 6 | L4-5,L5-S1 | 1/1280 | Y | 14 | 36 |
15 | 41 | M | 8 | L3-4 | 1/320 | N | 10 | 38 |
16 | 51 | F | 24 | L2-3 | 1/320 | N | 8 | 24 |
17 | 59 | F | 10 | L5-S1 | 1/640 | Y | 13 | 12 |
18 | 42 | M | 6 | L1-2,L4-5 | 1/320 | N | 13 | 36 |
19 | 69 | F | 3 | L4-5 | 1/160 | N | 12 | 24 |
20 | 64 | M | 9 | L2-4 | 1/640 | N | 14 | 18 |
21 | 53 | M | 6 | L4-5 | 1/320 | Y | 9 | 30 |
22 | 69 | M | 18 | L3-4 | 1/640 | N | 12 | 18 |
23 | 37 | F | 6 | L5-S1 | 1/1280 | N | 11 | 36 |
24 | 58 | F | 12 | L5-S1 | 1/640 | N | 14 | 18 |
25 | 39 | M | 9 | L4-5 | 1/640 | N | 10 | 30 |
26 | 51 | M | 6 | L5-S1 | 1/1280 | Y | 13 | 18 |
27 | 68 | F | 5 | L4-5 | 1/640 | N | 9 | 12 |
28 | 55 | F | 8 | L2-4 | 1/160 | N | 10 | 30 |
29 | 58 | M | 3 | L5-S1 | 1/320 | N | 14 | 21 |
30 | 54 | M | 9 | L5-S1 | 1/160 | Y | 11 | 36 |
31 | 52 | F | 10 | L4-5 | 1/640 | N | 9 | 24 |
32 | 54 | M | 18 | L1-2 | 1/160 | N | 14 | 21 |
Mean | 53.7 ± 8.7 | 8.9 ± 4.9 | 11.5 ± 1.9 | 24.9 ± 8.2 | ||||