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Table 3 Pathogen cultures of 21 patients

From: The use of incisional vacuum-assisted closure system following one-stage incision suture combined with continuous irrigation to treat early deep surgical site infection after posterior lumbar fusion with instrumentation

Pathogens

Number of patients

Monomicrobial

13

Polymicrobial

1

Gram-positive

7

MSSA

2

MRSA

4

Staphylococcus epidermidis

1

Gram-negative

8

Escherichia coli

5

Enterobacter cloacae

1

Acinetobacter baumanni

1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

No pathogen

7

  1. MSSA methicillin-sensitive, Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus