Table 4. Evaluation of contamination and infection in patients submitted to the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee reconstruction—literature review.
| Author | Total N | Positive cultures/% | Organism ( n ) | Clinical infections/% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hantes et al., 2008 11 | 30 | 4/13% | Staphylococcus aureus (2) | 0 |
| Acinetobacter (1) | ||||
| Staphylococcus epidermidis (1) | ||||
| Gavriilidis et al., 2009 23 | 89 | 9/10% | S. epidermidis (2) | 0 |
| Enterococcus (2) | ||||
| Staphylococcus capitis (1) | ||||
| Peptostreptococcus (1) | ||||
| Corynebacterium (1) | ||||
| Bacillus cereus (1) | ||||
| Propionibacterium granulosum (1) | ||||
| Plante et al., 2013 24 | 30 | 7/23% | S. aureus (1) | 0 |
| Streptococcus viridians (1) | ||||
| Corynebacterium (1) | ||||
| Staphylococcus no aureus (1) | ||||
| Lactobacillus (1) | ||||
| Propionibacterium acnes (1) | ||||
| Escherichia coli (1) | ||||
| Nakayama et al., 2012 21 | 50 | 1/2% | Bacillus sp. (1) | 1/2% |
| Barbier et al., 2015 25 | 25 | 3/12% | Staphylococcus hominis (1) | 0 |
| Staphylococcus capitis (1) | ||||
| Candida parapsilosis (1) | ||||
| Bradan et al., 2016 22 | 60 | 10/16.7% | Staphylococcus epidermidis (4) | 0 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (2) | ||||
| Acinetobacter (2) | ||||
| Bacillus spp. (1) | ||||
| Citrobacter spp. (1) | ||||
| (present study) | 110 | 0/0 | No growth | 2/1.8% |