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Table 2 The microbiological findings in two groups

From: Infected bone resection plus adjuvant antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate versus infected bone resection alone in the treatment of diabetic forefoot osteomyelitis

microbiological findings

The CS group

The control group

Monomicrobial infections

7 (35.0%)

12 (42.9%)

Total bacterial spices

24

39

Staphylococcus aureus

8

8

MRSA

1

0

Escherichia coli

2

8

Enterococcus faecalis

2

5

Proteus species

2

3

Klebsiella species

2

1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

3

Staphylococcus epidermidis

1

0

Streptococcus species

2

2

Acinetobacter baumannii

0

2

Candida albicans

0

2

Enterobacter cloacae

0

1

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

1

0

Myroides odoratimimus

1

0

Negative finding

1

4

  1. Abbreviations: CS Calcium sulfate, MASA Methicillin resistantstaphylococcus aureus