Table 3 Causative Pathogens
From: Red flags for the early detection of spinal infection in back pain patients
Microbiology | Total (%) | Sum of papers |
|---|---|---|
Bacterial | 1665 (74.9) | 37 |
 Staphylococcus aureus | 598 (26.9) | 27 |
 Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 262 (11.8) | 13 |
 Brucella | 210 (9.4) | 9 |
 Streptococcus | 122 (5.5) | 19 |
 Escherichia coli | 86 (3.9) | 20 |
 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 81 (3.6) | 7 |
 Staphylococcus epidermitis | 53 (2.4) | 9 |
 Psuedomonas | 32 (1.4) | 13 |
 Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | 25 (1.1) | 2 |
 Proteus | 11 (0.5) | 5 |
 Salmonella | 10 (0.4) | 6 |
 Staphylococcus, coagulase negative | 10 (0.4) | 4 |
 Other | 165 (7.33) | 16 |
Fungal | Â | Â |
 Candida | 12 (0.5) | 5 |
Mixed-growth | 27 (1.2) | 7 |
Unknown | 82 (3.7) | 7 |
No growth | 40 (1.8) | 5 |