Table 1 Microorganisms detected in 81 periprosthetic knee infection patients
Organism detected | N | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non methicillin-resistant | Staphylococcus aureus | 12 | 14.8% |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 10 | 12.3% | |
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 12 | 14.8% | |
Staphylococcus warneri | 3 | 3.7% | |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus | MRSE | 9 | 11.1% |
MRSA | 8 | 9.88% | |
Fungus | Candida albicans | 3 | 3.7% |
Candida parapsilosis | 5 | 6.17% | |
Aspergillus | 1 | 1.23% | |
Other pathogen | Streptococcus | 4 | 4.94% |
Escherichia coli | 5 | 6.17% | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 1.23% | |
Enterococcus faecalis | 2 | 2.47% | |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 2 | 2.47% | |
NTM | 2 | 2.47% | |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 | 1.23% | |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 1 | 1.23% |