Table 1.
Summary of Specimen Sites and Corresponding PCR Results
| Specimen Site (n = 71) |
No. of Samples | Organisms Identified |
|---|---|---|
| Nonorthopedic sites (n = 36) | ||
| Abdominal abscess | 2 | Aspergillus fumigatus/Ureaplasma urealyticuma |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage | 1 | Cryptococcus neoformans b |
| Brain | 1 | |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | 3 | Fusobacterium nucleatum b |
| Epidural abscess | 1 | |
| Eye | 2 | |
| Heart valve | 5 | Bartonella henselae,bCunninghamella,bStreptococcus mitisb |
| Liver | 1 | |
| Lung | 2 | Pneumocystis jirovecii b |
| Lymph node | 2 | |
| Muscle | 1 | |
| Myocardium | 3 | Aspergillus species b |
| Pleural fluid | 1 | |
| Psoas abscess | 1 | Mycobacterium tuberculosis b |
| Sinus | 2 | Rhizopus oryzae b |
| Spine | 7 | Malassezia restricta,bMycobacterium tuberculosis,bPropionibacterium acnesb |
| Testis | 1 | |
| Orthopedic sites (n = 35) | ||
| Ankle | 2 | Streptococcus agalactiae b |
| Hip | 11 | Streptococcus pneumoniae,bMycobacterium avium complexb |
| Knee | 15 | Staphylococcus epidermidis,bStreptococcus mitisb |
| Phalanx | 1 | |
| Tibia | 4 | Propionibacterium acnes,bPseudomonas aeruginosa,bStaphylococcus pettenkoferi/Staphylococcus pseudolugdunensisa |
| Wrist | 2 |
Abbreviation: PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
aBoth organisms identified in the same sample.
bIsolated from a single specimen alone, with no other organisms.