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Table 2 Total pathogen spectrum in PJIs and NJIs (n [%])

From: Microbiological pathogen analysis in native versus periprosthetic joint infections: a retrospective study

Pathogen

PJI (N = 165)

NJI (N = 67)

Total (N = 232)

Staphylococcus spp.

83 [50.3]

44 [65.7]

127 [54.7]

 Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp.

38 [45.8*]

4 [9.1*]

42 [33.1*]

Staphylococcus aureus

27 [16.4]

35 [52.2]

62 [26.7]

 Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1 [3.7*]

0 [0*]

1 [1.6*]

Coagulase-negative staphylococci

56 [33.9]

9 [13.4]

65 [28]

 Oxacillin-resistant CNS

37 [66.1*]

4 [44.4*]

41 [63.1*]

 Staphylococcus epidermidis

44 [26.7]

4 [6]

48 [20.7]

 Staphylococcus capitis

4 [2.4]

2 [3]

6 [2.6]

 Staphylococcus hominis

3 [1.8]

2 [3]

5 [2.2]

 Staphylococcus lugdunensis

3 [1.8]

1 [1.5]

4 [1.7]

 Staphylococcus caprae

2 [1.2]

0 [0]

2 [0.9]

Enterobacteriaceae

31 [18.8]

5 [7.5]

36 [15.5]

 Escherichia coli

14 [8.5]

3 [4.5]

17 [7.3]

 Enterobacter cloacae complex

11 [6.7]

1 [1.5]

12 [5.2]

 Klebsiella spp.

2 [1.2]

1 [1.5]

3 [1.3]

 Proteus spp.

4 [2.4]

0 [0]

4 [1.7]

Obligatory anaerobic pathogens

7 [4.2]

1 [1.5]

8 [3.4]

 Bacteroides fragilis

3 [1.8]

0 [0]

3 [1.3]

 Anaerococcus spp.

2 [1.2]

0 [0]

2 [0.9]

 Clostridium difficile

1 [0.6]

1 [1.5]

2 [0.9]

 Fusobacterium mortiferum

1 [0.6]

0 [0]

1 [0.4]

Other pathogens

44 [26.7]

17 [25.4]

61 [26.3]

 Enterococcus faecalis

8 [4.8]

4 [6]

12 [5.2]

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa

7 [4.2]

1 [1.5]

8 [3.4]

 Streptococcus dysgalactiae

4 [2.4]

4 [6]

8 [3.4]

 Propionibacterium acnes

6 [3.6]

1 [1.5]

7 [3]

 Streptococcus agalactiae

4 [2.4]

0 [0]

4 [1.7]

 Enterococcus faecium

4 [2.4]

0 [0]

4 [1.7]

 Streptococcus pneumoniae

0 [0]

3 [4.5]

3 [1.3]

 Streptococcus gallolyticus

3 [1.8]

0 [0]

3 [1.3]

 Streptococcus oralis

1 [0.6]

1 [1.5]

2 [0.9]

 Streptococcus pyogenes

1 [0.6]

1 [1.5]

2 [0.9]

 Acinetobacter baumannii

0 [0]

1 [1.5]

1 [0.4]

 Candida albicans

1 [0.6]

0 [0]

1 [0.4]

 Listeria monocytogenes

1 [0.6]

0 [0]

1 [0.4]

 Morganella morganii

0 [0]

1 [1.5]

1 [0.4]

 Streptococcus anginosus

1 [0.6]

0 [0]

1 [0.4]

 Streptococcus constellatus

1 [0.6]

0 [0]

1 [0.4]

 Streptococcus salivarius

1 [0.6]

0 [0]

1 [0.4]

 Streptococcus sanguinis

1 [0.6]

0 [0]

1 [0.4]

  1. PJI periprosthetic joint infection, NJI native joint infection
  2. Percentages relate to total detections of the respective group (PJI, NJI and Total)
  3. *Percentages relate to the value of the line above