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Table 3 The types of pathogenic microorganisms in the two cohorts

From: Increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection after traumatic injury in joint revision patients

Cultured Microorganisms

Trauma cohort

n = 71

Control Cohort

n = 355

P values

Staphylococcus spp.

22, 30.98%

69, 19.44%

0.030

Staphylococcus aureus

6, 8.45%

19, 5.35%

0.281

Coagulation-negative Staphylococcus

16, 22.54%

50, 14.08%

0.072

Enterococcus spp.

1, 1.41%

10, 2.82%

0.700

E. coli

2, 2.82%

7, 1.97%

1

Streptococcus spp.

2, 2.82%

7, 1.97%

1

Gram positive bacillus

2, 2.82%

4, 1.13%

0.268

Gram negative pathogens

3, 4.23%

15, 4.22%

0.773

Fungus

1, 1.41%

4, 1.13%

1

Polymicrobial culture results

4, 5.63%

11, 3.10%

0.497