Table 2.

Failures with reinfection

Patient	Number of prior TKAs	Initial culture	Time to reinfection (months)	Reinfection organism	Notes
1	1	Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus	20	Methicillin-resistant S. aureus	Acute hematogenous infection; components retained
2	3	S. aureus	13	Streptococci agalactiae	Components removed and second spacer
3	4	Serratia marcescens	30	Streptococci	Components removed and second spacer
4	6	Methicillin-resistant S. aureus	2	Methicillin-resistant S. aureus	Superficial infection
5	4	Escherichia coli	15	E. coli	Components removed and second spacer
6	1	Staphylococcus epidermidis	13	No growth	Débridement with component retention
7	5	Culture negative	21	Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus	Components removed and second spacer