Table 3 Concordance analysis between bone and non-bone specimens for 50 patients with chronic osteomyelitis
Variable | Bone Specimens | Non-bone Specimens | Concordance: |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 68) | (n = 57) | # Patients (%) | |
Negative cultures | 3 | 7 | 1 of 3 (33) |
Monomicrobial cultures | 29 | 32 | 11 of 29 (38) |
Polymicrobial cultures | 18 | 11 | 2 of 18 (11) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 21 | 20 | 8 of 21 (38) |
Other Gram-positive cocci | 19 | 9 | 4 of 19 (21) |
All Gram-positive cocci * | 40 | 29 | 11 of 40 (28) |
Enterobacteriaceae | 11 | 13 | 1 of 11 (9) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 8 | 10 | 2 of 8 (25) |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 5 | 4 | 0 of 5 (0) |
Other Gram-negative bacilli | 3 | 1 | 0 of 3 (0) |
All Gram-negative bacilli | 27 | 28 | 3 of 27 (11) |
Mycobacterium spp. | 1 | 0 | 0 of 1 (0) |
All bacteria | 68 | 57 | 14 of 50 (28) |