Table 2.

Microbiological data

	Medical treatment (n=28)	Surgical treatment (n=38)	p Value
Staphylococcus species	11 (40%)	18 (47%)	NS
S aureus	10	7	NS
Coagulase negative	1	11	0.003
Streptococcus species	6 (21%)	10 (26%)	NS
Gram negative rods	1 (4%)	2 (5%)	NS
Other	6 (21%)	2 (5%)	0.04
Enterococcus	4 (14%)	6 (16%)	NS