Table 3.
Patient's demographic characteristics.
| Total patients 2012-2013 | 21 |
|---|---|
| Hip prosthesis | 13 |
| Knee prosthesis | 8 |
| Interval time (weeks, median and range) | 3 (1.6-6.3) |
| Length of stay (days, median and range depending on the infecting agent) | 38 (27-70) |
| Staphylococcus aureus (N=3) | 42 (31-57) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci (N=7) | 38 (31-70) |
| Streptococcus spp. (N=4) | 31 (28-63) |
| Gram-negative rods (N=1) | 50 |
| Cutibacterium acnes (N=2) | 39 (36-42) |
| Culture-negative PJI (N=4) | 35 (27-39) |
| Age (median and range) | 67 (56-88) |
| Male | 11 |
| Female | 10 |