Table 2 Microbial yield of tissue samples collected from PJIs intraoperatively pretreated by various methods
From: Microbial yield from infectious tissues pretreated by various methods: an invitro study
Original specimen | Pathogenic bacteria | MH | MM | DTT | SF | DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (case 1) | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 (case 2) | Staphylococcus aureus | 360 | 50 | 179 | 60 | 34 |
3 (case 3) | E.coli | 187 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 10 |
4 (case 3) | E.coli | 68 | 40 | 20 | 23 | 30 |
5 (case 5) | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 96 | 22 | 36 | 28 | 16 |
6 (case 6) | Enterococcus faecalis | 46 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
7 (case 6) | Enterococcus faecalis | 89 | 17 | 46 | 34 | 0 |
8 (case 7) | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 147 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 0 |
9 (case 7) | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 (case 8) | Staphylococcus aureus | 283 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
Total | 1041 | 164 | 329 | 208 | 100 |