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Table 5 Groups of pathogens and their respective distribution overall, in FRI and in PFRI. ANAER, anaerobes; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; ENT, enterococci; FRI, fracture-related infection; GNB, gram-negative bacilli; MSSA, methicillin-sensible S. aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; OTH, other (microorganisms); PFRI, possible fracture-related infection; PTC, peri-implant tissue culture; SFC, sonicate fluid culture; STR, streptococci

From: Sonication in the diagnosis of fracture-related infections (FRI)—a retrospective study on 230 retrieved implants

Pathogen

Overall (n = 230)

FRI (n = 107)

PFRI (n = 105)

 

SFC

(%)

PTC

(%)

SFC

(%)

PTC

(%)

SFC

(%)

PTC

(%)

NEGa

100

43.5

126

54.8

10

9.3

17

15.9

72

68.6

91

86.7

CoNS

35

15.2

17

7.4

19

17.8

16

15.0

16

15.2

1

1.0

MSSA

31

13.5

26

11.3

30

28.0

26

24.3

1

1.0

0

.0

MRSA

5

2.2

5

2.2

5

4.7

4

3.7

0

.0

1

1.0

GNB

19

8.3

15

6.5

16

15.0

14

13.1

3

2.9

1

1.0

ENT

5

2.2

3

1.3

5

4.7

2

1.9

0

.0

1

1.0

STR

3

1.3

3

1.3

3

2.8

3

2.8

0

.0

0

.0

ANAER

8

3.5

5

2.2

3

2.8

4

3.7

5

4.8

1

1.0

OTH

10

4.3

6

2.6

4

3.7

3

2.8

6

5.7

3

2.9

POLYb

14

6.1

24

10.4

12

11.2

18

16.8

2

1.9

6

5.7

 

230

 

230

 

107

 

107

 

105

 

105

 
  1. aNEG, culture negative
  2. bPOLY, polymicrobial = detection of two or more pathogens