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) |