18F-FDG SUVmax in Foci of Infection in 107 TP Studies According to Antibiotic Treatment
Treatment | No. of studies | Mean duration of treatment (d) | Mean SUVmax ± SD |
Appropriate | 63 | 11 (range, 2–32) | 1.6–17.9 (range, 7.8 ± 3.4) |
Inappropriate | 17 | 10 (range, 1–60) | 3.7–13.9 (range, 8.2 ± 3.3) |
No treatment | 27 | — | 4.0–16.9 (range, 9.5 ± 3.7) |
Comparison of SUVmax measurements in sites of infection between studies performed under appropriate antibiotic treatment and untreated group (including patients receiving inappropriate therapy [not significant]).