Common infecting organisms after major joint replacement
- 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:
- 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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