Table 5 Culture results from patients with spinal epidural abscess with and without a history of intravenous drug use in a retrospective cohort study at Oregon Health & Science University, 2015–2018
History of intravenous drug use (n = 20) | No history of intravenous drug use (n = 14) | |
|---|---|---|
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus | 1 (5.0) | 0 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 4 (20.0) | 5 (35.7) |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 7 (35.0) | 1 (7.1) |
Propionibacterium acnes | 1 (5.0) | 0 |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 0 | 1 (7.1) |
No growth | 2 (10.0) | 1 (7.1) |
No culture | 6 (30.0) | 4 (28.6) |