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Table 2 Post-surgical data

From: Bioactive glass BAG-S53P4 for the adjunctive treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the long bones: an in vitroand prospective clinical study

Patient

Microorganism

Follow-up (months)

Infection recurrence/persistance

1

Multi-resistant Enterococcus faecium

30

None

2

MRSA

30

None

3

MRSA

26

None

4

MSSA

25

None

5

Pseudomonas aeruginosa + Enterococcus faecium

24

None

6

MRSA

24

None

7

P. aeruginosa + MSSA + Enterococcus spp.

24

Recurrence after 6 months

8

Negative

22

None

9

MSSA

20

None

10

MRSA

20

None

11

Negative

19

None

12

MSSA

18

None

13

P. aeruginosa + MSSA

17

Plastic flap after 8 months

14

MRSA + Staphylococcus lugdunensis

16

None

15

Staphylococcus hominis

16

None

16

MSSA

15

None

17

MSSE

15

None

18

MRSA + GABHS

14

None

19

Negative

14

None

20

MRSE

14

None

21

MRSA

13

None

22

MRSA

12

Recurrence after 6 months

23

MSSA

12

None

24

MRSA

12

None

25

Negative

10

None

26

MRSA

9

None

27

MSSA

9

None

  1. MRSA: methicillin resistant S. aureus; MSSA: methicillin susceptible S. aureus; GABHS: Group A β-haemolytic streptococcus.