Table 1. Percentage distribution of patients with osteomyelitis according to the isolated organism in culture.
| Isolated germ in culture | No | % |
|---|---|---|
| Polymicrobial | 40 | 31.0 |
| Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) | 37 | 28.7 |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | 12 | 9.3 |
| Non extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae (No ESBL) | 8 | 6.2 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 | 5.4 |
| AmpC beta-lactamases enterobacteriaceae | 5 | 3.9 |
| Other coagulase-negative Gram-positive Cocci | 5 | 3.9 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 4 | 3.1 |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) | 3 | 2.3 |
| Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus epidermidis (MSSE) | 3 | 2.3 |
| Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae (ESBLs) | 2 | 1.6 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase type enterobacteriaceae * (KPC) | 1 | 0.8 |
| TOTAL | 129 | 100.0 |
* Confirmed by a positive modified Hodge test