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. 2013 May 22;37(8):1471–1475. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-1923-4

Table 1.

Prosthetic knee joint infections treated with debridement and implant retention at Geneva University Hospitals

Case no. Delay between implantation and infection Main pathogen 1st debridement 2nd debridement Recurrence
1 9 days MSSA Arthroscopy No
2 21 days Escherichia coli Arthrotomy No
3 4 months MRSA Arthroscopy Yes
4 4 months MSSA Arthroscopy Yes
5 5 months Streptococcus agalactiae Arthrotomy No
6 9.5 months MRSA Arthrotomy Arthrotomy Yes
7 9.5 months Streptococcus agalactiae Arthroscopy Arthroscopy No
8 11.5 months MRSA Arthrotomy Arthrotomy Yes
9 12 months CoNS Arthroscopy Yes
10 12.5 months CoNS Arthrotomy Yes
11 16 months MSSA Arthrotomy Arthrotomy Yes
12 17 months MSSA Arthroscopy Yes
13 19 months MSSA Arthrotomy Arthrotomy Yes
14 19 months MSSA Arthroscopy Arthroscopy No
15 2.4 years CoNS Arthrotomy Arthrotomy Yes
16 4 years MSSA Arthroscopy No
17 6 years MSSA Arthrotomy Yes
18 6.4 years Clostridium septicum Arthrotomy Yes
19 7.2 years Pasteurella multocida Arthroscopy Yes
20 10 years Group G Streptococcus Arthrotomy No
21 12 years Streptococcus milleri Arthroscopy Yes

MSSA methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, CoNS coagulase-negative staphylococci