Table 4 Pathogens in revision surgery.

From: Poor performance of open incisional biopsy for the microbiological diagnosis of periprosthetic knee joint infection

Positive cultures

N (total 29)

%

Total

29

100

CONS

16

55

Cutibacterium acnes

4

14

Enterococcus sp.

4

14

Bacillus cereus

3

10

MSSA

2

7

Candida ssp.

1

3

Streptococcus ssp.

1

3

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

3

Dermabacter hominis

1

3

Polymicrobiologicala

4

14

  1. a ≥ 2 different pathogens, Total number/percentage of positive cultures is > 29/> 100% because of polymicrobial findings.
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