Table 3.
Overview of the microorganisms detected in PJI by microbiological cultures of joint aspirate and tissue samples and by PCR of tissue samples.
| PJI no. | Joint aspirate culture | Tissue sample culture | Tissue sample PCR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNS (Staphylococcus epidermidis) | CNS (Staphylococcus epidermidis et hominis) | – |
| 2 | CNS | CNS | CNS |
| 3 | CNS | CNS | – |
| 4 | CNS (Staphylococcus epidermidis) | CNS (Staphylococcus epidermidis) | CNS |
| 5 | – | CNS | C. acnes |
| 6 | CNS (Staphylococcus epidermidis) |
CNS (2 biotypes Staphylococcus epidermidis) |
– |
| 7 | – |
Dermabacter hominis S. aureus Corynebacterium jeikeium |
S. aureus |
| 8 | – | CNS (Staphylococcus epidermidis) |
CNS C. acnes |
| 9 | Listeria monocytogenes* | Listeria monocytogenes* | Bacteria detected |
| 10 | – | CNS | – |
| 11 | – | CNS | – |
| 12 | Corynebacterium amycolatum |
Corynebacterium amycolatum CNS |
– |
| 13 | Streptococcus salivarius | Streptococcus salivarius | – |
| 14 | S. agalactiae | – | – |
| 15 | S. agalactiae | S. agalactiae | S. agalactiae |
CNS = coagulase-negative staphylococci.