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Table 3 Microorganism spectrum

From: A comparsion study between debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention and two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty for the management of periprosthetic joint infection occurring within 12 weeks from index total knee arthroplasty

Type of pathogen

Number (%)

DAIR

Two-stage

Success

Failure

Success

Failure

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

9 (16.1)

2

0

4

3

Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus

8 (14.3)

3

2

2

1

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

3 (5.4)

0

2

1

0

Escherichia coli

2 (3.6)

0

0

1

1

Streptococcus

3 (5.4)

3

0

0

0

Enterococcus

1 (1.8)

0

0

1

0

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

1 (1.8)

0

0

1

0

Fungus

5 (8.9)

0

0

4

1

Polymicrobial Infection

6 (10.7)

2

1

2

1

Culture negative

18 (32.1)

4

1

11

2

Total

56 (100)

14

6

27

9

  1. DAIR, Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention group; Two-stage, Two-stage revision group