Table 2 Organisms identified in the prosthetic joint infections included in this studya,b
Etiologic organism | Organism | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Mycobacteria | Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium fortuitum Mycobacterium abscessus Mycobacterium peregrinum | 5 (2.8) 9 (5.0) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.6) |
Bacteria | Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin susceptible) Coagulase negative staphylococci Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin resistant) Enterococci Pseudomonas aeruginosa Klebsiella pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Salmonella spp. Escherichia coli Streptococcus agalactiae Enterobacter spp. Group D streptococci Peptostreptococcus spp. Proteus spp. Other gram-negative rods Other streptococci | 30 (16.9) 16 (9.0) 15 (8.4) 13 (7.3) 10 (5.6) 6 (3.4) 4 (2.2) 4 (2.2) 4 (2.2) 4 (2.2) 3 (1.7) 2 (1.1) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.6) 3 (1.7) 5 (2.8) |
Fungi | Candida spp. | 3 (1.7) |
Culture-negative | 51 (28.7) |