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Table 2 Microbiologic laboratory data for specimens isolated during resection arthroplasty

From: Mechanical failure of articulating polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) spacers in two-stage revision hip arthroplasty: the risk factors and the impact on interim function

Pathogens, n (%)

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

8

(25.8)

Staphylococcus aureus

6

(19.4)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

2

(6.5)

Streptococcus sanguinis

1

(3.2)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

(3.2)

Escherichia coli

1

(3.2)

Polymicrobial

5

(16.1)

Culture-negative

7

(22.6)