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Common infecting organisms after major joint replacement

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  • coagulase-negative staphylococci (Staphylococcus epidermidis): 25-45%
  • Staphylococcal aureus (note 1): 19-25%
  • polymicrobial: 3-16%
  • aerobic Gram-negative bacilli: 7-13%
  • Streptococci: 2-11%
  • anaerobes: 6-9%
  • Enterococci: 3-5%
  • Diptheroids: 2-5%

Reference:

  1. Tan TL, Gomez MM, Kheir MM, Maltenfort MG, Chen AF. Should Preoperative Antibiotics Be Tailored According to Patient's Comorbidities and Susceptibility to Organisms? J Arthroplasty. 2017 Apr;32(4):1089-1094.e3

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