Table 2 Organisms of PJI detected by culture and mNGS
From: Value of mNGS in sonication fluid for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
Microorganisms | No. of all detected micro-organisms | Conventional culture | Sonication culture | Sonication mNGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Staphylococcus aureus | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Helcococcus kunzii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Finegoldia magna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mycobacterium abscessus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Streptotoccus agalactiae | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Escherichia coli | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Parvimonas micra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Neisseria macacae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Candida parapsilosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mycoplasma hominis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Candida tropicalis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Enterobacter cloacae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All | 29 | 18 | 20 | 28 |