Table 3 Clinical outcomes

Duration of antimicrobial therapy (days)

95.4 ± 76.0

74.7 ± 42.4

0.362

Length of hospital stay (days)

103.0 ± 83.5

103.1 ± 76.0

0.998

Surgical intervention

64.3% (9)

37.5% (6)

0.272

Relapse within 6 months

7.1% (1)

37.5% (6)

0.086

Mortality within 6 months

21.4% (3)

12.5% (2)

0.642

WBC post therapy at 4th week (× 10³/ul)

6.3 ± 2.1

8.6 ± 3.4

0.047*

CRP post therapy at 4th week (mg/dl)

3.1 ± 2.6

2.8 ± 2.6

0.733