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Table 1 Additional C. striatum hardware infection case details (n = 11)

From: The challenge of antibiotic selection in prosthetic joint infections due to Corynebacterium striatum: a case report

Age, median (range)

70.4 years (54.3–91.6 years)

Gender, female

6 (55%)

Involved joint

 

 Hip

5 (45.5%)

 Knee

3 (27.3%)

 Ankle

1 (9.1%)

 Elbow

1 (9.1%)

 Spine

1 (9.1%)

Prosthetic joint age, median (range)

4.5 years (0.07–38.2 years)

Prior surgical procedures, median (range)

2 (1–18)

Presenting symptoms

 Drainage

8 (72.7%)

 Worsening pain

8 (72.7%)

 Sinus tract formation

4 (36.4%)

 Erythema

3 (27.3%)

 Dislocation

2 (18.2%)

 Exposed hardware

1 (9.2%)

Additional organisms isolated with C. striatum in 10 patients with polymicrobial cultures

Patient

 

 1

MRSA

 2

MRSA; P. aeruginosa; E. faecalis; Bacillus species, not B. anthracis; P. mirabilis

 3

CoNS

 4

MRSA; P. aeruginosa

 5

E. cloacae

 6

E. faecalis

 7

E. faecalis; C. acnes

 8

MSSA; E. faecalis

 9

MSSA; CoNS

 10

MRSA; CoNS

  1. MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, CoNS coagulase-negative staphylococci, MSSA methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus