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Table 2.

Comparison of organisms isolated from infected lower limb cases treated in the elective orthopedic hospital with the organisms isolated from exsanguinators and tourniquets. Numbers of colonies identified are given in parentheses

Database	Exsanguinators and tourniquets
Coagulase negative staphylococci 39%	Coagulase-negative staphylococci
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus 17%	Staphylococcus epidermidis (8)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 12%	Staphylococcus capitis (2)
Proteus mirabilis 8.5%	Staphylococcus cohnii (2)
Pseudomonas spp. 7%	Staphylococcus kocuria (1) ^a
Streptococcus spp. 4%	Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (3)
Enterococcus spp. 2%	Proteus mirabilis (2)
Candida spp. < 1%	Candida albicans (1) ^a
	Acinetobacter (1) ^a

^a These organisms were isolated only from exsanguinators.