Table 2 Pathogens found in PJIs revised in Sweden and Lithuania
Pathogen | Sweden | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Aerobic Gram-positive | 110 (55) | 67 (80) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 42 (20.8) | 27 (32) |
CoNS | 39 (19.3) | 26 (30.9) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 23(11.4) | 19 (23) |
Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 6 (3) | 2 (2.3) |
Staphylococcus capitis | 6 (3) | 1 (1.1) |
Staphylococcus caprae | 2 (1) | 0 |
Staphylococcus simulans | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
Staphylococcus hominis | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
Other CoNS | 0 | 4 (4.7) |
Staphylococcus spp. | 5 (2.5) | 0 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 5 (2.5) | 2 (2.3) |
Streptococci | 19 (9.4) | 12 (14.3) |
Streptococcus mitis | 3 (1.5) | 0 |
Streptococcus dysgalactiae Group G | 4 (2) | 1 (1.1) |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 1 (0.5) | 6 (7.1) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 (1) | 0 |
Streptococcus pyogens Group A | 1 (0.5) | 4 (4.7) |
β-Streptococcus group C-G | 2 (1) | 0 |
Streptococcus sanguinis | 2 (1) | 0 |
Streptococcus anginosus (milleri group) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.1) |
Streptococcus bovis | 2 (1) | 0 |
Group C streptococci | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
Aerobic Gram-negative | 8 (4) | 9 (10.7) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
Escherichia coli | 2 (1) | 1 (1.1) |
Serratia marcescens | 2 (1) | 2 (2.3) |
Salmonella Enteritidis | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
Acinetobacter spp. | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.1) |
Acinetobacter johnsonii | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 0 | 2 (2.3) |
Enterobacter kobei | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Proteus mirabilis | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Anaerobes | 8 4) | 0 |
Cutibacterium acnes | 8 (4) | 0 |
Other | 2 (1) | 3 (3.6) |
Cellulosimicrobium cellulans | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
Corynebacterium spp. | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.1) |
Bacillus circulans | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Pasteurella multocida | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
Polymicrobial | 33 (16.3) | 5 (5.9) |
Negative | 41 (20.3) | ND |
Total | 202 | 84 |