Sequential Analysis of Oxidative Stress Markers and Vitamin C Status in Acute Bacterial Osteomyelitis

Table 1

Basic demographical, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of patients with acute bacterial osteomyelitis and healthy controls.

	Patients; ()	Controls; ()
Age (years)	7.1 (6.6–7.6)	7.3 (6.3–8.3)
Gender (males/females; f)	85/52	32/20
Duration of illness (days)	4.6 (4.3–5.0)	NA
Recent trauma (yes/no; f)	48/89	NA
Causative agent (f):
Staphylococcus aureus	125	NA
Streptococcus	4
Haemophilus influenzae	2
Pseudomonas spp.	2
Other	4
ESR (mm/hour)		NA
CRP (mg/L)	51 (24–148)	NA
WBC (cells × 10^9/L)
PMN (cells × 10^9/L)
RBC (cells × 10^12/L)
Hemoglobin (g/L)
MDA (mol/L)
Hydroperoxides (mol/L)
Total AOA (mmol/L)
Total vitamin C (mol/L)
Ascorbic acid (mol/L)
Oxidized/reduced Vit C

Results are presented as mean value ± SD, geometric mean, and 95% confidence interval of the mean (in parenthesis) or frequency (f), obtained on admission to the hospital. NA: not applicable; .