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Table 3 Type and frequency of infecting organism

From: Diagnosis of periprosthetic infection following total hip arthroplasty – evaluation of the diagnostic values of pre- and intraoperative parameters and the associated strategy to preoperatively select patients with a high probability of joint infection

Organism

Frequency

Multiple existence

CNS

13

6

   Staph. epidermidis

10

4

   Staph. capitis

2

1

   Staph. haemolyticus

1

1

Staphphylococcus aureus

10

3

Enterococcus faecalis

4

1

Propionibacteria

3

 

B streptococcus

2

2

E. coli

2

1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2

 

MRSA

1

1

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X