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Table 2 Characteristics of periprosthetic infection

From: Clindamycin-rifampin combination therapy for staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infections: a retrospective observational study

 

Debridement and retention

(n)

Revision

(n)

Number of patients

18

18

Manifestation of infection

 Early (≤ 3 months)

12

3

 Delayed (3-24 months)

2

2

 Late (≥ 24 months)

4

13

Age of implant, weeks; median (range)

7 (1 – 442)

263 (29 - 862)

Referred from another hospital

0

9

Perioperative cultures

  

 Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

11

2

 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1

0

 Coagulase-negative staphylococci

5

14

 Polymicrobial

1

2

Number of positive cultures per patient; median (range)

3 (1 – 7)

6 (2 – 9)