Table 7 The distribution of bacteria found in the sinus tract.

From: Epidemiology, microbiology and therapeutic consequences of chronic osteomyelitis in northern China: A retrospective analysis of 255 Patients

Bacteria

Frequency

Percentage

staphylococcus aureus

15

25.86%

staphylococcus epidermidis

9

15.52%

pseudomonas aeruginosa

5

8.62%

enterobacter cloacae

3

5.17%

escherichia coli

3

5.17%

staphylococcus haemolyticus

2

3.45%

enterococcus faecalis

2

3.45%

klebsiella pneumoniae

2

3.45%

Baumann’s acinetobacter complex.

2

3.45%

Candida albicans

2

3.45%

Rhodococcus rhodococcus

2

3.45%

peptostreptococcus anaerobius

2

3.45%

staphylococcus warneri

1

1.72%

Enterobacter agglomerans

1

1.72%

enterobacter

1

1.72%

providencia rettgeri

1

1.72%

staphylococcus hominis

1

1.72%

citrobacter braakii

1

1.72%

staphylococcus saprophyticus

1

1.72%

proteus mirabilis

1

1.72%

klebsiella oxytoca

1

1.72%

In total

58

100.0%