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Table 3 Isolated microorganisms in the culture-positive group

From: Efficacy and safety of two-stage revision for patients with culture-negative versus culture-positive periprosthetic joint infection: a single-center retrospective study

Microorganisms classification

Patients, n (%)

Microorganisms

Specific quantity, n

Gram-positive

54 (85.7)

Staphylococcus epidermidis

29

Staphylococcus aureus

16

Other Staphylococcus

5

Streptococcus

1

Enterococcus

3

Gram-negative

3 (4.8)

Escherichia coli

1

Enterobacter cloacae

2

Anaerobes

1 (1.6)

Staphylococcus saccharolyticus

1

Mycobacterium

2 (3.2)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2

Polymicrobial

2 (3.2)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa/Staphylococcus aureus

1

Staphylococcus epidermidis/ Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1

Fungus

1 (1.6)

Candida albicans

1

  1. Other staphylococci include Staphylococcus hemolytic (1 case), Staphylococcus hominis (2 cases), Staphylococcus warneri (1 case), and Staphylococcus caprae (1 case)