Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 91 patients presenting with Pseudomonas PJI between 1969-2012.

Demographic data	Results
Total patients (# episodes)	91 (102)
Mean age at time of PJI dx, in years (range)	67.4 (25-90)
Site of infection (% of total patients)	39 knee (43%)
	52 hip (57%)
Gender (% of total patients)	49 females (54%)
	42 males (46%)
Race (% of total patients)	88 Caucasian (97%)
	3 African American (3%)
Underlying Joint Disease (% of total patients)	53 DJD (58%)
	20 Rheumatoid arthritis (22%)
	18 Trauma (20%)
	5 Malignancy (6%)
	5 Aseptic necrosis of bone (6%)
	3 Congenital bone disease (3%)
Diabetes mellitus (% of total patients)	20 (22%)
GI/GU Surgery (% of total patients)	20 (22%)
Smoking history (% of total patients)	10 (11%)
Chronic lymphedema/cellulitis (% of total patients)	13 (14%)
Use of immunosuppressive medications (% of total patients)	15 (16%)