Detection of mecA and 16S rRNA Genes Using Real-Time PCR Can Be Useful in Diagnosing Iliopsoas Abscess, Especially in Culture-Negative Cases: RT-PCR for Iliopsoas Abscess

Table 1

Demographic data.

	Age	Gender	Administration of antibiotic	Comorbidities
Iliopsoas abscess ()	67.5 [12.5]	Female: 11	13	Pyogenic spondylitis: 5; Spinal instrument infection: 2; Endometrial cancer: 2; Perirenal abscess: 1; Rheumatoid arthritis: 1; Cirrhosis:1
Noninfectious iliopsoas mass ()	64.5 [10]	Female: 3	0	Idiopathic iliopsoas hematoma: 2; Iliopsoas bursitis: 1; Malignant lymphoma: 1