Infection following fractures of the proximal tibia – a systematic review of incidence and outcome

Table 3 Results of microbiological smears were given in six studies

	Engelbrecht [40]	Lin [19]	Marsh [4]	Cole [36]	Phisitkul [3]	Barei [31]
Staphylococcus aureus	x	x	x		x	x
MRSA		x		x	x	x
Staphylococcus epidermidis		x			x
Streptococcus		x
Pseudomonas aeruginosa		x
Enterococcus		x			x	x
Enterobacteriaceae		x			x	x
Haemophilus influenzae					x
no growth (if reported)		x		x	x

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