Table 3.
Early prosthetic infection: characteristics of 35 cases
| Patient number | Age (year) | Main causes of ED | Prosthesis type | First implant (yes/no) | Postoperative week to EPI | Cultured organism | Explant (yes/no) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | Obesity, TS | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 1 | P. aeruginosa | No |
| 2 | 66 | Prostatectomy | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 1 | MD | No |
| 3 | 54 | ExTS, obesity, diabetes, HT | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 1 | E. cloacae + Achromobacter xylosoxidans | No |
| 4 | 40 | TS, diabetes | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 4 | Enterococcus spp. + Serratia odorifera | No |
| 5 | 75 | ExTS, obesity, diabetes, HT | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 7 | Staphylococcus spp. | No |
| 6 | 41 | TS, diabetes, HT, PD | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 3 | K. pneumoniae | No |
| 7 | 56 | TS, HT, PD | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 5 | K. pneumoniae | No |
| 8 | 51 | Obesity, diabetes, HT | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 3 | E. cloacae + Corynebacterium spp. | No |
| 9 | 54 | ExTS, diabetes, HT | r/g-c 3IPP | yes | 2 | MD | Yes |
| 10 | 62 | Diabetes, cystectomy | r/g-c 3IPP | yes | 2 | S. haemolyticus | Yes |
| 11 | 67 | MD | r/m-i 3IPP | No | 3 | E. coli | No |
| 12 | 72 | Prostatectomy | r/g-c 3IPP | No | 3 | E. coli | No |
| 13 | 70 | TS, cardiopathy, HT, diabetes | r/g-c 3IPP | No | 5 | E. faecalis | No |
| 14 | 51 | Prostatectomy, obesity, HT | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 1 | B. circulans + M. morganii | Yes |
| 15 | 75 | ExTS, cardiopathy, HT | Malleable | No | 5 | MD | No |
| 16 | 39 | Cardiopathy | r/m-i 3IPP | Yes | 5 | P. aeruginosa + S. marcescens | Yes |
| 17 | 58 | TS, diabetes, HT, PD | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 6 | K. pneumoniae | Yes |
| 18 | 60 | ExTS, diabetes, Ht | Malleable | Yes | 4 | E. coli + Candida spp. | Yes |
| 19 | 59 | ExTS, obesity, diabetes, HT, PD | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | MD | MD | Yes |
| 20 | 73 | Diabetes, cardiopathy, HT, prostatectomy | r/m-i 3IPP | No | 2 | K. pneumoniae + E. faecium + E. coli + Bacteroides spp. | Yes |
| 21 | 55 | ExTS, diabetes, HT, depression, spinal cord injury | r/m-i 3IPP | No | 9 | E. faecium + Staphylococcus spp. | Yes |
| 22 | 67 | Cardiopathy, HT | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 7 | MD | Yes |
| 23 | 60 | TS, diabetes, cardiopathy, HT | r/g-c 3IPP | No | 3 | E. coli + Staphylococcus spp. | Yes |
| 24 | 57 | ExTS, obesity, diabetes, | r/m-i 3IPP | No | 5 | Streptococcus spp. | No |
| 25 | 55 | TS, obesity, cardiopathy, HT | Malleable | Yes | 3 | Enterobacter spp. | No |
| 26 | 54 | TS, diabetes, cardiopathy, HT | r/m-i 3IPP | Yes | 2 | E. coli + Bacteroides spp. | Yes |
| 27 | 37 | Priapism | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 6 | K. pneumoniae | No |
| 28 | 54 | ExTS, diabetes, cardiopathy, HT, kidney transplant | Malleable | Yes | 8 | K. pneumoniae | Yes |
| 29 | 64 | TS, diabetes, cardiopathy, HT, PD | r/m-i 3IPP | Yes | 4 | K. pneumoniae | Yes |
| 30 | 74 | TS, obesity, diabetes, HT, prostatectomy | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 5 | E. coli | No |
| 31 | 63 | Diabetes | Malleable | Yes | 2 | MD | Yes |
| 32 | 43 | Not specified medullar disorder | r/m-i 3IPP | Yes | 2 | S. epidermidis | No |
| 33 | 60 | HT, prostatectomy | r/m-i 3IPP | Yes | 2 | E. coli | Yes |
| 34 | 64 | TS, diabetes | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 3 | Inconclusive | Yes |
| 35 | 49 | TS, diabetes, HT, PD | r/g-c 3IPP | Yes | 2 | S. epidermidis | Yes |
EPI: early prosthetic infection; ED: erectile dysfunction; TS: tobacco smoker; exTS: former tobacco smoker; HT: hypertension; PD: Peyronie’s disease; MD: missing data; r/g-c 3IPP: rifampin/gentamicin-coated 3-piece inflatable penile prosthesis; r/m-i 3IPP: rifampin/minocycline-impregnated 3-piece inflatable penile prosthesis; P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; E. cloacae: Enterobacter cloacae; K. pneumoniae: Klebsiella pneumoniae; E. coli: Escherichia coli; E. faecium: Enterococcus faecium; S. epidermidis: Staphylococcus epidermidis; S. haemolyticus: Staphylococcus haemolyticus; E. faecalis: Enterococcus faecalis; B. circulans: Bacillus circulans; M. morganii: Morganella morganii; S. marcescens: Serratia marcescens