Research Article

Complicated Posterior Cervical Skin and Soft Tissue Infections at a Single Referral Center

Table 1

Patient demographics.

Demographic ()Mean (SD) or (%)

Sex (M/F)117 (67.2)/57 (32.8)
Age (years)51.3 (15.6)
Smoker95 (54.6)
Chronic drinker58 (33.3)
Days before admission11.0 (6.9)
Antibiotics prior to admission18 (10.3)
Traditional Chinese medicine prior to admission13 (7.5)
Length of hospital stay (days)28.7 (12.95)
Cost (RMB)47 644 (2672)
Death during treatmentNA

SD: standard deviation.