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Table 1 Microbiological characteristics of the 179 DSWI patients

From: Improved early risk stratification of deep sternal wound infection risk after coronary artery bypass grafting

Microbiology

No. of patientsa, n = 179 (%)

GNBb

47 (19.5%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2 (0.8%)

Escherichia coli

10 (4.1%)

Enterobacter species

31 (12.9%)

Otherc

4 (1.7%)

GPCb

114 (47.3%)

Staphylococcus aureus

27 (11.2%)

CNS

60 (24.9%)

Enterococcus species

16 (6.6%)

Propionibacterium acnes

4 (1.7%)

Otherc

7 (2.9%)

Fungi

2 (0.8%)

Polymicrobial

30 (12.4%)

Negative culture

22 (9.2%)

Not determined

26 (10.8%)

  1. CNS = coagulase-negative staphylococcus; GNB = gram-negative bacteria; GPC = gram-positive cocci
  2. a number of patients with etiological diagnosis
  3. b including patients with polymicrobial DSWI.
  4. c GNB: Bacteroides, Haemophilus influenzae, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia;
  5. c GPC: Streptococci, Clostridium difficile, Corynebacterium species,
  6. _Micrococcus luteus
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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