Table 3 Comparisons between the numbers of the bones removed or transected from patients during amputation with a specific organism using linear regression from quantitative data synthesis
Organisms | Number of the bones removed or transected, Median (IQR) | Unstandardized beta coefficient (bones removed or transected) | 95%CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteroides fragilis | 28 (28–28) | 1.152 | [− 83.7–86] | 0.978 |
Capnocytophaga canimorsus | 54 (11–63) | 21.425 | [− 16.5–59.3] | 0.264 |
Capnocytophaga ochracea | 84 (84–84) | 60.980 | [− 23.8–145.8] | 0.156 |
Chlamydia pneumonia | 0 (0–0) | − 28.762 | [− 113.6–56.1] | 0.501 |
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 114 (114–114) | 93.030 | [8.2–177.9] | 0.032 |
Cytomegalovirus | 0 (0–0) | − 28.762 | [− 113.6–56.1] | 0.501 |
Escherichia coli | 56 (25–56) | 32.361 | [− 12.5–77.2] | 0.115 |
Gemella bergeri | 56 (56–56) | 31.066 | [− 53.8–115.9] | 0.468 |
Haemophilus influenza | 93 (79–106) | 70.088 | [7.2–133] | 0.029 |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 0 (0–0) | − 12.728 | [− 75.6–50.2] | 0.688 |
Leptospirosis | 3 (3–3) | − 25.557 | [− 110.4–59.3] | 0.550 |
Neisseria meningitidis | 56 (18–61) | 20.207 | [− 10.4–50.8] | 0.192 |
No organism | 60 (30–87) | 32.136 | [− 16.2–80.5] | 0.190 |
Pasteurella multocida | 59 (59–59) | 34.271 | [− 50.6–119.1] | 0.423 |
Plasmodium falciparum | 71 (50–93) | 47.104 | [− 15.8–110] | 0.140 |
Proteus mirabilis | 0 (0–0) | − 28.762 | [− 113.6–56.1] | 0.501 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 75 (42–99) | 41.780 | [− 6.6–90.1] | 0.089 |
Streptococccus pneumonia | 85 (41–95) | 44.603 | [13.3–75.9] | 0.006 |
Streptococccus pyogenes | 90 (45–105) | 45.692 | [− 7.9–99.3] | 0.094 |
Trichosporon asahii | 0 (0–0) | − 28.762 | [− 113.6–56.1] | 0.501 |
Unknown | 0 (0–84) | 14.600 | [− 27.8–57] | 0.495 |
Varicella | 14 (14–14) | − 13.805 | [− 98.6–71] | 0.747 |
West Nile Virus | 114 (114–114) | 93.030 | [8.2–177.9] | 0.032 |