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Table 3 Microorganisms isolated intraoperatively

From: Two stage revision with a proximal femur replacement

Microorganism

Patients (N)

Acinetobacter baumannii complex

1

Candida albicans

1

Corynebacteria

2

Enterobacter cloacae

2

Enterococcus faecalis

8 (1 VRE)

Enterococcus faecium

1

Escherichia coli

4

Peptococcus species

1

Propionibacteria

1

Proteus mirabilis

2

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

3

Pseudomonas fluorescens

1

Salmonella species

1

Serratia marcescens

1

Staphylococcus aureus

10 (5 MRSA)

Staphylococcus capitis

1

Staphylococcus epidermidis

18

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

2

Staphylococcus hominis

1

Sterile

5

Streptococcus agalactiae

1

Patients with two species

8

Patients with three species

3

Patients with four species

1

  1. MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus