Table 2. Isolation of coryneforms in different types of infections from orthopaedic units.

Corynebacterium species	Acute surgical site infection No.(%)	Chronic surgical site infection No.(%)	Osteomyelitis No.(%)	Device-related infections No.(%)	Total No.(%)
C.jeikeium	96	29	7	23	155(49.68)
C.striatum	14	13	4	14	45(14.42)
C.amycolatum	22	9	2	6	39(12.50)
C.minnutissimum	9	8	5	16	38(12.18)
C.ulcerans	4	3	2	3	12(3.85)
C.urealyticum	1	1	1	8	11(3.52)
C.pseudodidhtheriticum	3	2	-	-	5(1.6)
C.macgenlii	2	1	-	-	3(0.96)
C.xerosis	2	-	-	-	2(0.64)
Microbacterium species	2	-	-	-	2(0.64)
Total	155(49.67)	66(21.15)	21(6.7)	70(22.43)	312(100)