Table 4. Distribution of Treatment Modalities by Organisms.
Surgical Treatment |
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Organism | Ex Situ | Excision | Flap | I&D | In Situ | In Situ and Flap | Total |
MRSA | 2 (20.0%) | 3 (30.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 0 | 2 (20.0%) | 10 (100.0%) |
S. epidermidis | 1 (9.1%) | 4 (36.4%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0 | 1 (9.1%) | 1 (9.1%) | 11 (100.0%) |
Gram-negative organisms | 3 (21.4%) | 2 (14.3%) | 7 (50.0%) | 2 (14.3%) | 0 | 0 | 14 (100.0%) |
No growth | 0 | 2 (28.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 3 (42.9%) | 0 | 0 | 7 (100.0%) |
Total | 6 (14.3%) | 11 (26.2%) | 14 (33.3%) | 7 (16.7%) | 1 (2.4%) | 3 (7.1%) | 42 (100.0%) |
Data are count (% within organism).
I & D, irrigation and debridement; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.