Table 3.

Patients with Nonplanktonic Bacterial Growth

Patient (Age, Gender/Comorbidity)	Type of Implant, Duration of Implant Placement	Acuity of Infection	Sample Type	Nonplanktonic Growth Form	Bacterial Species
71, female/allergic bronchial asthma	Hip endoprothesis, 4 y	Late infection	Near hip cup	Biofilm	Culture: Staphylococcus epidermidis FISHseq: “coccoid biofilms”
33, male/no comorbidities	Knee endoprosthesis,1 year	Late infection (symptoms since about 8 wk)	Tibial marrow space with remnants of bone cement	Biofilm	Culture and FISHseq: Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDR)
28, male/no comorbidities	Clavicular plate, ORIF 9 d	Early infection	Soft tissue near osteosynthesis plate	Biofilm	Culture and FISHseq: Staphylococcus aureus/argenteus
46, male/HIV+, benign bone cysts in affected lower leg with multiple conversion osteotomies	Tibial plate, ORIF 10 d	Early infection	Soft tissue near osteosynthesis plate	Microcolonies	Culture: Klebsiella oxytoca, Staphylococcus aureus FISHseq: Staphylococcus aureus
73, male/hypertension, hypothyroidism, history of laryngeal carcinoma, coxarthrosis	Knee endoprosthesis, 4 weeks	Early infection	Peri-implant capsular tissue	Microcolonies	Culture: negative FISHseq: Candida, unspecified bacterial microorganisms