Table 2.
Bacteria recovered from patient specimens.
| Patient # | (+/−) ALCL | Tissue/Material Cultured | Growth in Culture (+/−) | Culture Sequencing | Growth in CFUs (+/−) | Single Colony Sequencing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | + | Capsule | − | − | ||
| − | Capsule | − | − | |||
| 2 | + |
Implant, Capsule |
− − |
− − |
||
| − |
Implant, Capsule |
− − |
− − |
|||
| 3 | + |
Implant, Capsule |
− − |
− 1×100 (aerobic) |
− Paenibacillus sp. |
|
| 4 | + | Capsule | − | − | ||
| − |
Implant, Capsule |
− − |
− − |
|||
| 5 | + |
Implant, Capsule |
+ + |
Staphylococcus sp. (capitis/epidermidis/caprae) No growth when restruck |
− − |
|
| − |
Implant, Capsule |
+ − |
Lactococcus lactis |
1×100 (anaerobic) − |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | |
| 6 | + | Implant, Capsule |
− − |
− − |
||
| − | Implant, Capsule |
− − |
− − |
|||
| 7 | + |
Implant, Capsule, ADM, Skin, Seroma |
− − + − − |
Staphylococcus sp. (capitis/epidermidis/caprae) |
− − − − − |
|
| 8 | Delayed Seroma | Implant, Capsule, Skin, Seroma |
− − − − |
− − − − |