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Table 2 Culture results of cage infection

From: The comparison between anterior and posterior approaches for removal of infected lumbar interbody cages and a proposal regarding the use of endoscope-assisted technique

Pathogens

n (%)

MRSA

5 (20)

CoNS

4 (16)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2 (8)

Propionibacterium species

2 (8)

Candida albicans

2 (8)

MSSA

1 (4)

No organism

9 (34)

Culture rate

16 (64)

  1. MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; CoNS, coagulase-negative Staphylococci
  2. Data presented as n (%)