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. 2016 Nov 14;17:471. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1332-0

Table 3.

Patient characteristics, microorganisms, type of infection and surgical treatment of all episodes with PJI

UPI Age Gender BMI ASA Approach Microorganisms Type of PJIa Time after implantation [d] Treatment
874 83 male 34.3 3 DAA S. epidermidis, Proteus mirabilis 1 13 DAIR
873 73 female 33.9 2 DAA S. epidermidis, Morganella morganii Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli 1 15 DAIR
1028 56 male 32.4 2 DAA S. aureus 1 15 DAIR
987 77 male 33.8 3 DAA S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, Aerococcus sp., Acinebacter sp. 1 18 DAIR
812 66 male 29.0 3 DAA S. epidermidis 1 20 DAIR
709 68 female 37.7 2 DAA S. epidermidis 1 21 DAIR
932 88 male 26.0 3 DAA S. aureus, Citrobacter freundii 1 28 DAIR
978 71 female 36.8 3 DAA S. epidermidis 1 30 DAIR
840 76 female 37.8 3 DAA S. epidermidis, Gr.B Streptococcus, Morganella morganii 3 50 DAIR
532 83 female 32.9 3 DAA Gr.G Streptoccus 2 107 DAIR
572 75 female 26.2 3 DAA CNS, Propionibacterium acnes 3 129 1-stage exchange
1236 73 female 27.3 2 DAA S. lugdunensis 2 160 DAIR
440 72 female 36.3 2 DAA CNS, S. epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Propionibacterium sp. 3 347 2-stage exchange
1162 47 female 19.1 2 DAA S. aureus 3 386 1-stage exchange
835 83 male 29.6 2 DAA Finegoldia magna 3 416 2-stage exchange
717 74 male 27.1 1 DAA Streptococcus sanguinis 3 1431 1-stage exchange
883 63 female 45.6 2 LAT S. epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, S. warneri 1 17 DAIR
599 84 male 33.3 3 LAT S. epidermidis, Bacillus sp. 1 17 DAIR
109 73 female 29.0 2 LAT CNS 1 17 DAIR
1121 64 male 36.6 2 LAT Actinomyces sp. 3 46 DAIR
1100 65 male 40.3 3 LAT Streptococcus sp. 2 238 DAIR
453 81 male 28.3 3 LAT CNS 3 306 1-stage exchange
84 74 male 27.7 1 LAT CNS 3 1124 1-stage exchange

Abbreviations: a1: acute postoperative PJI, 2: acute hematogenous PJI, 3: chronic PJI, DAIR debridement and retention including exchange of mobile parts, PJI periprosthetic joint infection, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologist score, UPI unique patient identification number, CNS coagulase negative staphylococci