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. 2017 Mar 20;2(3):127–135. doi: 10.7150/jbji.16429

Table 1.

Case data and outcomes.

Case Age/Sex Past Surgical History Presentation Type of Drainage Procedure Organism(s) Follow-up from time of Diagnosis (months) Clinical Outcome
1 64/F R THA 6 years prior Fevers, R groin pain x2 weeks, decreased urine output PCTD x1 and open x3 - explant MSSA; Serratia marcesens and Enterococcus faecalis
superinfection
7 Hip girdlestone
2 73/M Bilateral THA 4 years prior L hip pain x6 weeks PCTD x2 and open x7 - explant w/spacer Propionibacterium acnes; Candida parapsilosis superinfections 23 Revision THA
3 63/M R THA 7 years prior R hip pain x4 weeks Open x2 - explant w/spacer Propionibacterium acnes 16 Revision THA
4 64/F R THA multiply revised x5 for instability Low back pain for several months and fevers x1 week PCTD x1 and open x1 - I&D CoNS 42 Retained prosthesis
5 87/M L THA and R THA 15 years prior Bilateral hip pain, confusion and flu like symptoms for several days Open x4 - I&D w/head and liner exchanges Bacteroides fragiles 21 Retained prostheses

M = male; F = female; L = left; R = right; THA = total hip arthroplasty; PCTD = percutaneous CT guided drainage; MSSA = methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus; I&D = incision and drainage; CoNS = coagulase negative staphylococcus; CRAB = carbapenem resistant acinetobacter baumannii.