Table 2.

Microbiology of infections treated by disarticulation of the hip

Pathogens	Number
Gram positive cocci (n = 16)
Staphylococcus aureus—oxacillin resistant	5
Staphylococcus aureus—oxacillin sensitive	3
Streptococcus alpha-hemolytic	4
Enterococcus faecalis	3
Staphylococcus epidermidis	1
Gram-negative rods (n = 9)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	4
Acinetobacter baumannii	1
Proteus mirabilis	1
Other Gram-negative rods	3
Anaerobes (n = 13)
Microaerophilic streptococcus	5
Prevotella intermedia	3
Peptostreptococcus	1
Fusobacterium	1
Propionibacterium acnes	1
Bacteroides	1
Clostridium perfringens	1