Table 1 Bacteriological characteristics of patients with CoNS spondylodiscitis
Cases | Microorganism | Percutaneous needle biopsy | Blood cultures | Others | Probability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Performed Y/N | Positive Y/N | Number of media | Number of blood cultures positive/ Number performed | Number of media | ||||
1 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 1 | 0/10 | 0 | N | probable |
2 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 3 | 0/20 | 0 | IV device | confirmed |
3 | S.haemolyticus | N | / | / | 4/12 | 6 | N | confirmed |
4 | S. epidermidis | Y | N | 0 | 5/10 | 9 | IV device | confirmed |
5 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 2 | 2/14 | 2 | N | confirmed |
6 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 3 | 0/5 | 0 | N | probable |
7 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 3 | 0/9 | 0 | N | probable |
8 | S.warneri | Y | Y | 1 | 0/2 | 0 | N | probable |
9 | S. epidermidis | Y a | Y | 3 | 0/16 | 0 | N | confirmed |
10 | S. epidermidis | N | / | / | 6/6 | 12 | N | confirmed |
11 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 2 | 4/14 | 7 | IV device | confirmed |
12 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 2 | 0/5 | 0 | N | probable |
13 | S.hominis | Y | N | 0 | 1/8 | 1 | N | probable |
14 | S.lugdunensis | N | / | / | 0/6 | 0 | 3 knee punctures | confirmed |
15 | S.simulans | N | / | / | 3/3 | 3 | N | confirmed |
16 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 2 | 0/9 | 0 | N | probable |
17 | S.coagulase negative | Y | Y | 1 | 1/11 | 1 | N | confirmed |
18 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 3 | 5/5 | 6 | N | confirmed |
19 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 1 | 0/17 | 0 | N | probable |
20 | S. epidermidis | N | / | / | 6/8 | 11 | N | confirmed |
21 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 1 | 0/11 | 0 | N | probable |
22 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 1 | 0/6 | 0 | N | probable |
23 | S. epidermidis | Y | Y | 1 | 1/3 | 2 | N | confirmed |
24 | S. epidermidis | N | / | / | 2/10 | 3 | N | confirmed |
25 | S. epidermidis | N | / | / | 0/11 | 0 | 1 hip puncture | probable |
26 | S.epidermidis | Y | N | 0 | 3/8 | 3 | N | confirmed |