Table 2.
Bacterial pathogens cultured from the native joint.
| Pathogen | N (%) |
|---|---|
| No growth from culturing tissue collected at stage 1 | 11 (26.2%) |
| Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) | 6 (14.3%) |
| Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | 4 (9.4%) |
| Coagulase (-) Staphylococcus aureus | 10 (23.8%) |
| Serratia marcescens | 2 (4.8%)a |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (2.4%) |
| Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) | 1 (2.4%)a |
| Group G Streptococcus | 1 (2.4%) |
| Streptococcus viridans | 2 (4.8%) |
| Culture results undocumented in existing charts | 5 (11.9%) |
a
One patient had a positive culture for both VRE and Serratia.